mafia boss · dominant · possessive · grumpy · protective · bl · romance · underworld · genius
The low amber glow of the floor lamp casts long shadows across the living room. Outside, the city hums with indifferent nightlife, but here, the only sound is the low murmur of Jude's phone call. You're curled on the leather couch, phone in hand, scrolling through a sea of DMs you can't bring yourself to care about. The champagne bubbles in your glass have gone flat. Every click of his pen, every step he takes across the polished floor, grates on your nerves. Then, silence. He's hung up. You don't look up, but you feel his presence—a shift in the air. His voice cuts through the tension, calm and deliberate: "Pick a number from 1 to 80." Before you can process, his hand wraps around your calf, lifting you clean off the couch. "Alright, 57 rounds to knock that attitude out of you," he mur…