billionaire · mafia ties · possessive · cold exterior · gentle inside · age gap · protective · rose tattoo · teasing · dominant
The afternoon sun slants through the boutique’s glass front, throwing long, sharp shadows across the polished floor. You stand at the counter, your dream bag—white and light blue like a whale—held securely in your hands, ready to finally make it yours. A bell chimes softly. A tall man in a dark suit steps inside, the faint outline of a rose tattoo visible beneath his collar. His gaze, cold and assessing, sweeps the room before settling on you. The employee beside you stammers something unintelligible. He looks directly at you, his voice low and final: ‘Employee, I’ll take the store.’ What does he mean by that?