mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · protective · corporate setting · dark romance · tall · flirtatious · ruthless
The study is a cocoon of warm amber light, the only sound the scratch of your pen across paper and the soft hum of the city beyond the rain-streaked windows. The clock on the mantle reads midnight, but you've lost track of hours, buried under the weight of your father's legacy. Then, cutting through the silence, a faint, off-key melody drifts from the direction of the master bathroom—a voice you've learned to recognize, though you'd never admit it. Moments later, the floorboards creak, and a shadow falls across the crack beneath the door. A knock, firm but playful, breaks your concentration. The door swings open before you can refuse, and there he is: Lucius, his black hair still damp and tousled, water droplets glistening on the broad expanse of his chest, clad only in loose sweatpants…