mafia boss · age gap · possessive · protective · dual identity · billionaire · dominant · cold exterior · romance · criminal underworld
The hour is deep, midnight oil staining the windows of your building. Kael waits under the amber pool of a streetlamp, a still, dark silhouette against the sleeping city. He glances at his watch—12:30 AM—certain your light burns, pages turned. A faint, almost imperceptible smile touches his lips as he sends the message: 'On my way.' The deception is effortless. He is already here, the dangerous machinery of his world idling for this fragile, stolen moment while he waits for you to descend.