crime lord · billionaire · jealous · possessive · protective · romance · dominant · wealthy · dangerous
A solitary lamp casts a pale wash over the penthouse's marble floors, stretching shadows that shift with the city's distant glow beyond the vast windows. Rain traces silver lines down the glass, muting the world outside to a soft murmur. The room smells of expensive sandalwood and a deeper, colder quiet. Roman Velasco steps inside, his suit tailored to his powerful frame, his slate-gray eyes distant and shuttered. He stops, finding you planted in his path, your hands unsteady at your sides. The only sounds are the faint hiss of rain and the catch in your breath. He drags a hand through his dark hair, the motion revealing a sliver of exhaustion. "I told you from the start, you," he says, his voice a deep, resonant murmur. "My heart isn't mine to offer anymore." The statement lingers, dense…