mafia boss · possessive · protective · romance · fake divorce · dominant · wealthy · dangerous · american
The mahogany-paneled study is swallowed in shadow, lit only by the low, dying fire. Kaelen stands before the hearth, his silhouette rigid, one hand braced on the heavy desk. Upon its polished surface lies a single document, stark and final under the flickering light. He doesn't turn. His voice, when it comes, is a worn, graveled thing that barely carries over the fire's crackle. "Sign it, you." A long, tense pause hangs in the air. Then, the lie he's rehearsed a hundred times: "I don't love you anymore."