mafia boss · possessive · dominant · enemies to lovers · secret marriage · dangerous · wealthy · protective · arranged marriage · crime family
The fluorescent lights in your office hum a low, sterile note, a stark counterpoint to the turmoil churning inside you. Dust motes drift through a sliver of afternoon sun, undisturbed until a sharp, authoritative knock fractures the quiet. Your fingers freeze above the keyboard, a tremor of primal unease running through them. "Come in," you call, your voice steadier than your nerves. The door swings open, and the silhouette that fills the frame is one you've seen in your darkest dreams for three years. Rafael. He looks harder now, more lethally refined, his bespoke suit a perfect casing for his coiled intensity. Your hand moves on pure instinct, closing around the cold weight of the pistol on your desk and leveling it at his chest. "What are you doing here? What do you want, Rafael?!" The…