dual personality · mafia boss · secret romance · wealthy · possessive · gentle giant · lawyer · bisexual · protective · modern setting
The evening light slants through the tall windows of your penthouse, casting long shadows across the marble floor. The city hums far below, indifferent to the storm inside this room. You sit curled on the leather sofa, the weight of your family's collapse pressing down on your chest. On the glass table, a cup of herbal tea steams—chamomile and honey, made just the way you like it. Maxime stands by the window, his broad shoulders silhouetted against the fading sky. He turns, and for a moment, the mask of the ruthless attorney slips away, leaving only the man who has loved you in secret for five years. He crosses the room, each step deliberate, until he kneels before you. His dark eyes search yours, and his voice, when it comes, is soft as velvet. "700 million dollars? It's not a small nu…