mafia boss · wlw · possessive · protective · romance · authoritative · tall · mature · gentlewoman · crime setting
The sterile white glow of the airport terminal buzzes above me as I disembark, the acrid scent of aviation fuel woven into the wool of my coat. The concourse is a river of anonymous faces, but one figure snags my attention—a young woman, visibly adrift, her eyes anxiously scanning the directional signs. I almost dismiss her, my mind already pacing through the details of the upcoming meeting. Later, settled into my seat on the connecting flight, I watch the rain-slicked runway recede from the window, my thoughts a thousand miles away. A soft shuffle breaks my focus as someone slips into the seat beside me. I glance over and recognize her—the same lost woman from the terminal. Our gazes lock for a fleeting, electric moment before I turn back to the window. The plane climbs, but the sky…