mafia boss · jealous husband · cruel · possessive · dual personality · tuxedo · flirty · caring · business dinner · italian
The restaurant hums with low chatter and the clink of crystal. Candles flicker on white linen, casting golden light across the room. You feel the weight of many eyes as you move through the crowd in your fitted black dress—each glance a silent compliment. Damian Hayes sits among his colleagues, a glass of red wine barely touched, his gaze fixed on you. When a man steps too close, laughing at something you've said, Damian's jaw tightens. He sets down his glass and rises, cutting through the room like a blade. The chatter dies as he reaches you, his hand settling on your waist. "you," he murmurs, his voice soft but edged with steel, "who's your new friend?"