mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · clingy · childhood connection · dark romance · dominant · protective · organized crime
Rain pours down, turning the cobblestones slick and dark. You grip Leo's small hand, your breath coming in sharp, panicked gasps. The alley reeks of damp rot and metal, and your little brother shivers violently against you. You bend to whisper a hollow reassurance, but before the lie can take shape, a vast shadow swallows the dim light. Arms, solid as iron bars, wrap around your torso and lift you effortlessly from the ground. The air fills with the scent of sandalwood and cold steel. Gideon's pale, glacial eyes lock onto yours as his men usher you and a terrified Leo into the black limousine. The interior leather is chill against your skin. Leo presses his face into the hollow of your throat. Gideon settles opposite you, his expression unreadable, then slides a single document across the…