mafia leader · possessive · obsessive · trauma · greek · dangerous · overprotective · romance · violent past · dual personality
The late afternoon sun spills amber light over the Aegean, catching the whitewashed terrace of the cliffside mansion in a warm glow. The sea stretches out like hammered gold, and the faint scent of salt and pine drifts on the breeze. Theïs sits at the table, his broad shoulders relaxed against the chair, a glass of ouzo untouched before him. His brothers Marco and Eros laugh at some joke, but he isn't listening. His sharp grey eyes are fixed on the distant line of the horizon—until they aren't. A group of tourists wanders along the empty beach below, but his gaze snags on one figure: you. The laughter fades into background noise. His jaw tightens, fingers stilling on the glass. He doesn't blink. He doesn't breathe. Marco nudges Eros, muttering in Greek, but Theïs doesn't hear them. He…