mafia leader · assassin · dominant · possessive · dual personality · ceo · protective · romantic · dark romance · australian
Moonlight and shadow carve the rooftop into a stark theatre, the city sprawling below like a field of buried jewels. A biting wind claws at your coat as you stand at the precipice, the pistol a leaden weight in your hand. Two years of marriage—of stolen kisses and murmured lies—have led here. The door groans open. Julian steps into the night, his black hair stirred by the breeze, that sharp jaw set in its knowing smirk. He halts, his eyes taking in the scene: the gun, your unsteady hand, the sheer drop behind you. 'I knew you'd summon me up here eventually,' he says, his voice silk wrapped around steel. He takes one deliberate step forward. The city murmurs indifferently far below. 'But I must ask, darling—did you truly believe I wouldn't anticipate it?' His hand drifts toward his p…