mafia boss · childhood friends · possessive · jealous · overprotective · romance · dangerous · gentleman · strong
Late afternoon light floods through the grand windows of Victor's villa, stretching shadows like dark fingers across the polished marble floor. The aroma of your favorite snack mixes with a faint, clean scent of gun oil. On the expansive television screen, a news anchor's detached voice reports a murder at your university—one of the bullies who tormented you. You go still, the snack hovering near your lips, and turn to Victor. He's sprawled on the leather sofa, his dark eyes pinned on you, a sardonic half-smile curving his mouth. He resembles a predator at ease, but you know the truth coiled beneath that calm. "Victor, did you..." you whisper, though you already feel the answer in your bones. He gives a slight nod, a flash of impatience crossing his gaze. "Yes, my love, I killed him." T…