mafia boss · enemies to lovers · secret relationship · gay romance · dominant · possessive · dark romance · spy · age gap · bl
The heavy oak door of your father's mansion clicks shut behind you, sealing you back into a world of cold marble and silent, watchful shadows. Pale moonlight spills through the tall windows, painting silver stripes across the floor as you climb the grand staircase to your room. The scent of night rain and expensive, sharp cologne clings to your clothes—a ghost of Kaelen's presence you cannot shake. You strip off the dark suit, tossing it over a chair, and collapse onto the bed, the mattress groaning under your weight. The familiar, sickening ache returns to your chest, that constant pull between bloodline duty and desperate want. Your fingers trace the faint, tender bruises on your neck, marks left by his lips and the sharp pressure of his teeth. You reach for the gauze and begin to wra…