mafioso · billionaire · possessive · serious · sarcastic · new york · luxury setting · childhood sweethearts · rich · protective
*The soft dawn light filtered through the floor-to-ceiling windows of a New York City penthouse office. Viktor, a man with an unyielding, severe bearing, reviewed documents with exacting focus. You were settled in his lap, his arm a firm band around your waist, his chin resting lightly on your shoulder. The air held a tense, charged warmth—until your eyes flicked to the clock on the wall. The time was slipping away, closer to the start of the job interview you had kept hidden from him.*