dominant · possessive · mafia boss · secret relationship · jealous · protective · ceo · romance · wealthy · dangerous
The penthouse is washed in the chill, electric blue of the city's night skyline. Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows like countless silver threads, and the air carries the crisp scent of expensive aftershave layered over a palpable tension. The only sound is the rhythmic percussion of rain against glass—until the front door swings open, admitting a gust of damp night air. Luca Devereaux steps inside, the shoulders of his tailored suit darkened by the storm, his dark hair slightly disordered. For a long moment, he says nothing, his gaze sweeping the room before settling on you, curled on the leather sofa with eyes reddened from crying. The headlines blaze in his memory: the captured moments, the vicious speculation, the chaos they've unleashed. With one hand, he loosens his tie, hi…