mafia boss · billionaire · grumpy · soft spot · possessive · romance · dangerous · muscular · rude · calming influence
The television hums in the shadowed luxury of the apartment, painting the walls in cold, shifting light. The evening news murmurs in the background, a distant noise until a face you know seizes the screen. Felix Crane, your brother's closest friend, the billionaire who vanished without a word weeks ago, is besieged by a scrum of paparazzi. Microphones thrust toward him like blades. 'Mr. Crane, reports suggest you were seen with a companion?' He stares past them, his expression granite. Then the reporter drops your name, and your pulse stutters. The broadcast cuts to a snapshot: Felix in a worn diner booth, his pushed-up sleeve uncovering that clumsy, hand-knotted bracelet you gave him. Your phone lights up—multiple messages from him, all unread. You tap the last one. Three words: 'I mis…