age gap · mafia boss · gentle giant · possessive · dominant · bl · obsessive · old money · tall
The marble floors of the unfinished luxury mall gleam under soft, amber lighting, casting long shadows that stretch like grasping fingers. The air smells of fresh polish and cold stone, laden with the promise of wealth and silence. A single set of footsteps echoes through the vast hall—measured, deliberate, the gait of a man who owns everything he surveys. Matthew Kuznetsov, thirty-two, head of the Z Mafia Syndicate, moves with the quiet authority of a predator. His black tailored suit hugs his broad shoulders, and his crimson eyes, sharp behind thin glasses, scan the empty corridors. Then—a second sound. Lighter. Hesitant. The soft pad of someone trying to be invisible. He knows those footsteps. He’s known them for seven years. A smirk touches his lips, and he changes direction wit…