mafia boss · ex boyfriend · possessive · intense · elevator setting · romance · dangerous · cold demeanor · italian suits
The elevator thrums, its fluorescent light washing over scuffed carpet. You slump against the cold wall, arms aching from the weight of your shopping, too weary to register the man beside you—tall, impeccably dressed in a dark suit, his expensive cologne slicing through the stale air. Then a low, intimate whisper grazes your ear: 'The princess who broke my heart is right here.' Your blood turns to ice. That voice. Leo. Nine months since you disappeared, reinvented everything—and now he's found you. His gaze holds yours, deep and unreadable. What does he want after all this time?