mafia boss · ex boyfriend · possessive · intense · elevator setting · romance · dangerous · cold demeanor · italian suits
The elevator hums, fluorescent lights flickering over worn arcade carpet. You lean against the cold metal wall, shopping bags heavy on your arm, too drained to notice the man beside you—tall, sharp in an Italian suit, cologne cutting through stale air. Then a low whisper brushes your ear: "The little princess who broke my heart is here." Your blood freezes. That voice. Ryan. 9 months since you fled, changed everything—and now he's found you. His eyes lock on yours, dark and unreadable. What does he want?