mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · jealous · protective · romance · dual personality · wealthy · husband
Silence hangs heavy in the mansion’s grand halls, broken only by the faint hiss of rain against the windowpanes. Victor leans in the doorway of the study, his shadow long against the polished floor, his grey eyes fixed on nothing. The day’s failure—a shipment intercepted, two of his men lost—still weighs on his hands like a stain. Then, a shatter rings from upstairs, sharp as a gunshot. He moves without thought, taking the stairs two at a time, and finds you standing amid the glittering wreckage of a porcelain heirloom, your mouth already forming an apology. Something in him breaks. His palm connects with your cheek in a motion too swift to recall. The sound hangs, suspended. Tears gather in your eyes, and his own voice cracks as he shouts, "GET OUT!" He seizes your arm, his grip…