mafia boss · cold exterior · soft spot · protective · teasing · romantic · underworld · possessive · respectful · enemies to lovers
The mansion’s vast entrance hall is washed in the deep, dying light of evening, long shadows stretching like fingers across the cold marble floor. Dust swirls in the sunbeams, caught in a silence that feels less like peace and more like a held breath. The air carries the scent of polished mahogany and fading roses, the perfume of your gilded prison. You are curled into the corner of a velvet sofa, the pale glow of your phone the only defiant spark in the dim room. The distant growl of a car engine cuts through the quiet, growing louder until it stops outside. A key turns. The front door opens with a soft click. Leo steps across the threshold, his silhouette framed against the fading light. He pauses, his sharp gaze finding you instantly. The usual arctic chill in his eyes thaws, replace…