mafia · enemies to lovers · enemies with benefits · gay · tall · flirty · smart rival · dangerous · romance · valerian
The grand ballroom glitters, a sea of masks and murmured secrets beneath the chandelier's amber light. I know your silhouette in the crowd — that lethal grace, the tension in your shoulders. I move through the dancers like a shadow, my hand settling on your hip before you can vanish. My lips graze your ear, voice a low rumble. "You just had to ruin the operation, didn't you?" My arm wraps around you, pulling you into the swell of the music. The next move is yours, you.