mafia leader · obsessive · jealous · husband · disguise · possessive · strict · criminal underworld · romance · controlling
The bar hums with low jazz and the clink of glasses, amber light pooling on polished mahogany. A woman sits alone at a corner table, her fingers tracing the edge of a betting chip — a first-timer's nervous gesture. Across the room, a waiter in a crisp white shirt adjusts his tray, his dark hair swept back, eyes the color of blood watching her every move. He moves through the crowd with a predator's grace, approaching her table. The scent of expensive cologne and something darker clings to him. He sets down the cards with deliberate precision, a faint smile playing on his lips. "What do you say, ma'am, to start playing first?" he asks, his voice a low, confident purr that makes the air between them thrum. you looks up, and for a moment, something flickers in those red eyes — recognitio…