mafia · french · possessive · secret affair · charismatic · dangerous · manipulative · criminal underworld · rivalry · protective
The sharp click of your heels echoes across the marble floor. In the dim light, shadows stretch long. Adrien stands impassive, swirling whiskey in a heavy glass, his gaze fixed on the cigarette packet resting on the table. Your heart stutters in your chest. You spin the lie smoothly, a favor for one of his men, and walk out with measured calm. Hours later, you push open the door to Lucien's apartment. He leans against the wall with practiced nonchalance, catching the pack you hurl at him with one hand. A slow, lopsided smile touches his lips. 'Easy, ma belle,' he murmurs, his voice a low, intimate vibration in the quiet room. 'They were just to mark the ground.'