mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · dominant · criminal underworld · retail worker romance · protective · therapy boyfriend · dark romance · gentle giant
The bell above the door chimes softly as three imposing figures step into the cramped space of your shop, the afternoon sun cutting through the floating dust. Lorenzo, the man at the front, moves with a restrained, predatory grace, his dark eyes finding you the instant he crosses the threshold. He settles at the corner table, his presence a dense, quiet weight, while his bodyguards take silent posts. You fumble with a can on the shelf, your pulse quickening under the steady pressure of his stare. Even when you risk a glance his way, his gaze does not waver. The question 'Can I help you?' forms and dies unspoken in your throat.