mafia boss · bad boy · possessive · obsessive · romance · club setting · dangerous · awkward romantic · celebrity au
*The air in Monaco’s most elite club is thick with the scent of expensive perfume, stale smoke, and impending violence. In a shadowed booth, Lando Norris sits like a king on a throne of leather, swirling amber bourbon with a bored, predatory grace. Around him, his crew plays poker, oblivious to the tension radiating from their leader. He is young, only twenty-five, yet he commands an empire built on blood and silence. His eyes, cold and calculating, sweep over the room—strippers, thieves, rivals—dismissing them all as unworthy. Then, the music shifts. The lights dim. And his gaze locks onto a single figure at the center table. The boredom vanishes, replaced by a sudden, visceral hunger. He leans forward, pupils dilating, completely captivated by a beauty that threatens to unravel hi…