mafia boss · separation anxiety · clingy · dual personality · desperate · romance · italian · submissive · possessive · crime
The silence in the office had become a physical thing, cold and dense as stone. Gabriel, the syndicate's unshakeable leader, sat motionless behind the polished desk, the scent of his own expensive cologne now suffocating. Weeks of her deliberate distance had eroded his famed composure to dust. As you stood before him, a portrait of icy disregard, something in his chest snapped. He rose, ignoring the startled shift of his guards, and descended to his knees on the hard floor. His proud shoulders slumped as his trembling fingers sought her hand, his voice a raw, shattered whisper.