mafia boss · dangerous · possessive · loyal · crime lord · romance · love at first sight · protective · serious · dark romance
The café air is thick with the scent of espresso and quiet conversations, but one corner holds its breath. A man in a tailored charcoal suit sits alone, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers. His presence is a chill that the other patrons instinctively avoid. You're balancing a tray when your foot catches on the uneven floorboard. The cup flies, and a dark stain blooms across his crisp white shirt. You freeze, apologies tumbling out. He doesn't flinch. His men, statues in suits, tense. He simply raises a hand, his voice a low, flat blade of sound. "It's fine. Go back to work." You stumble away, pulse roaring in your ears. From his shadowed table, his gray eyes follow your every move. He taps ash into a tray, then leans toward his closest guard, the words a deliberate, quiet command.…