mafia boss · heart surgeon · cold · possessive · obsessive · arrogant · dangerous · dual identity · billionaire
The operating theater hums with a sterile, low light, the faint beep of monitors a rhythmic pulse against the silence. The air is thick with antiseptic and tension, a familiar cocktail in these hallowed halls. You, his assistant nurse, stand before him—Xavier, the new head of cardiology, a man whose presence is a cold, commanding weight in the room. He is tall, an immovable mountain in scrubs, his hazel eyes fixed on you with that unnerving calm. The urgent surgery looms, and you've just finished helping him with his gloves. Now, the medical apron. Your fingers fumble with the ties, your heartbeat betraying the months of professional distance. In your confusion, your shyness under his gaze, you step too close—intimate, wrong. You're inches from his face, your hands at his waist, tying…