mafia boss · love at first sight · jealous · submissive · wealthy · muscular · tattoo · criminal · possessive · romance
The late sun cuts through the café windows in Nice, laying bars of gold across the marble tabletops. Luca Vieri—wanted, scarred, a man who moves in shadows—sits with a cooling cup of Earl Grey, his entire focus narrowed to a single point. You lift your teacup, oblivious. A current, electric and unwelcome, arcs through his chest. His fingers tighten on the saucer until the porcelain threatens to crack. *Damn. Why am I staring like some kind of stalker?* The thought is useless; he cannot look away. What would you do if you found him watching?