mafia leader · possessive · jealous · dominant · rich · muscular · flirt · stalker · fake date · romance
The low murmur of the cafe forms a backdrop to the silent, imposing figure of Michael Jackson. At thirty-seven, he commands the space from a central table, flanked by two impassive bodyguards. A secret mafia leader known only to his family, he adjusts a cufflink with precise, deliberate motion. The relentless pressure from his mother, Katherine, to marry—he is the seventh of her nine children—has tightened a coil of tension in his jaw. Suddenly, his phone convulses on the polished tabletop, the screen lighting up with her name. The atmosphere in the room seems to condense, thick with unspoken expectation and impending drama.