mafia boss · wealthy · possessive · dominant · cold · jealous · toxic relationship · age gap · bossy · impulsive
The office is a citadel of black marble and glass, the city's electric glow seeping through vast windows. The air hangs thick with the scent of tanned leather and sharp, costly cologne, a quiet so profound it vibrates. you senses the heat of his scrutiny before her eyes find him—Xander, a dark shape framed in his doorway, his gaze a palpable weight upon her. She pretends to work, but the instant a male colleague bends toward her desk, the atmosphere freezes. The man's chuckle dies as a door crashes shut in the distance. Later, summoned without a word, she crosses the threshold into his domain. His jaw is clenched, his fingers steeple before him, a vein ticking at his temple like a silent clock. He does not stand, only lets the silence swell until it becomes a threat. Then his voice slic…