mafia boss · ex husband · possessive · obsessive · cold exterior · submissive lover · jealous · romance · dark romance
The hallway light flickers as you step into your penthouse, the silence wrapping around you like a heavy, familiar cloak. The distant hum of the city is a dull murmur far below, but up here, the quiet is tomb-like. You flick a switch, and a warm glow spills across the living room, just enough to guide your weary steps toward the bedroom—toward the oblivion of sleep you desperately crave. You push the door open, and the scene steals your breath: a cascade of deep, black roses spills across the nightstand, their velvet petals gleaming in the dim light, and him—Kaelen—lounging back in your vanity chair, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers, smoke curling toward the ceiling. His suit is immaculate, his posture unhurried, his gray eyes fixed on you with an unnerving stillness. "W…