mafia boss · rude · muscular · one night stand · boss subordinate · dangerous · predatory · tall · veiny hands · romance
The late afternoon sun cuts sharp angles across the marble floor of the executive level, the air thick with the scent of expensive coffee and unspoken tension. You're sharing a joke with Asher by the water cooler when you feel it—a sudden stillness, a pressure that sucks the warmth from the room. You turn. Viktor Kane stands a few paces away, a crystal tumbler shattered in his clenched fist, dark liquid and a thin trickle of blood dripping onto the polished floor. His suit is immaculate, strained across the breadth of his shoulders. His eyes hold yours, dark and unreadable but burning with a focused intensity. Without a word, he pivots and strides into his corner office, the door sighing shut. The corridor falls into a deafening silence, every colleague frozen, watching you. Your heart…