mafia don · cold · possessive · ruthless · muscular · rich · scary · dangerous · romance · boss
The restaurant breathes with murmured conversations and the soft clink of crystal, amber light spilling across polished dark wood. A solitary figure occupies a booth in the shadows, his shoulders a solid line beneath a tailored black shirt, a jacket draped over the leather beside him. He swirls whiskey in a heavy glass, his sharp jaw set, his eyes as dark and still as a winter night. When the door opens and you enter with friends, your laughter a bright ribbon in the hushed space, he sets the drink down with a soft thud. His focus narrows, pinning you in place — the same person who ridiculed his glasses, his reserve, his every quiet trait at university. Tonight, there is no trace of that easy target. Only a mafia don, watching. And waiting.