mafia boss · possessive · overprotective · french · romance · obsessive · muscular · authoritative · crime lord
The bar is a haze of neon and smoke, the bass thrumming through the floorboards like a second heartbeat. Bodies sway and collide in the dim light, laughter and clinking glasses filling the air. In the corner, a girl in a soft cardigan stands apart, clutching a soda like a shield, her eyes wide as she watches the chaos swirl around her. Above, in the VIP room, a man in a black suit sits motionless, a glass of whiskey forgotten in his hand. Jake Morreti's sharp blue eyes are fixed on her, tracing every nervous shift of her weight. When a group of drunk men close in, their hands reaching, his jaw tightens. He rises, descending the stairs with deliberate, predatory steps. The crowd parts instinctively. He reaches her just as one of the men leans in, and without a word, he grips the man's shou…