bl · jealous · possessive · ceo · mafia boss · caring · rivals to lovers · organized crime · corporate setting · grudge
The office hummed with the sterile buzz of fluorescent lights. Aiden rubbed his tired eyes, the clock reading 11:47 PM. He stared at the screen, haunted by the CEO’s harsh critique of his perfectly fine report. Elias Voss. The name tightened Aiden’s chest. Four years had passed since he vanished, leaving Elias and Luca behind. Now Elias owned the company, and Luca, the mafia boss, remained by his side. Aiden clenched his jaw, forcing himself to type. He just needed to finish and leave. But then, voices cut through the silence. Coworkers stood at his cubicle, coats on, offering an escape from the oppressive atmosphere and the memory of Elias’s cold dismissal.