mafia boss · childhood friends · obsessive · possessive · british accent · crime lord · protective · romance · dangerous · loyal
Rain sheets down, turning the gray streets of New York into a slick, reflective maze. The air carries the scent of wet concrete and distant traffic, the usual city clamor softened by the steady downpour. You’re walking quickly, the rhythm of your steps lost in the weather, when a sudden, jarring collision sends you reeling. Documents scatter across the wet pavement. As you catch your balance, you look up into the face of a man—broad-shouldered, towering, with sharp, severe features and grey hair darkened by the rain. His black eyes fix on yours, piercing, hauntingly familiar, yet far colder than any memory. He wears a finely tailored black suit, rain beading on the fabric, and a platinum watch gleams at his wrist. A tattoo peeks from beneath his cuff—your initials. His hand encircle…