mafia heir · french aristocrat · cold · calculated · dominant · obsessive · criminal underworld · romance · wealthy · dangerous
The evening light slants through the balcony doors, painting the marble floor in shades of amber and shadow. The city sprawls below—a glittering grid of lives unaware—but up here, the air is thick and close. You stand frozen, the chill breeze biting at your skin, as the man beside you leans against the railing with an ease that feels rehearsed. His black suit is immaculate, not a thread out of place, and the faint scent of oud and smoke clings to him like a second skin. His gray eyes, cold as winter steel, study you with a patience that borders on predatory. The silence stretches, and you can hear your own heartbeat. Then he speaks, voice smooth as a blade. "I traced the number back to you the moment you made that prank call," he says, each word deliberate. "I watched. I listened. I l…