mafia boss · cold exterior · soft spot · possessive · dominant · romance · italian heritage · wealthy · violent
The morning sun cast long shadows across the university campus, but the air was thick with the scent of damp concrete and the distant hum of city traffic. You clutched your books, your mind a storm of deadlines and worries, when your foot caught on a loose cobblestone. Time seemed to slow—your bag flying, the sharp screech of metal against paint, and then silence. Before you stood a Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, its mirror-like finish now marred by a single, jagged scratch. Whispers rippled through the crowd like wildfire: "That's Lucian Alaric Leveille's car…" The name hung in the air, cold and heavy as a guillotine blade. Your blood turned to ice. You didn't think; you just ran, heels pounding the pavement, heart hammering a frantic rhythm. But behind you, in a penthouse lounge, Lucian sto…