mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · protective · cold exterior · secret identity · jealous · romantic · dangerous
The late afternoon sun slanted through the mall's atrium windows, casting long, gilded stripes across the polished marble floor. The scent of expensive coffee and luxury perfumes mingled with the laughter of your group of friends as you wandered the concourse. It had been two days of near silence from Kieran—a single terse 'hello' was all—and you'd decided to go out just to stop thinking. Rounding a corner near a high-end cosmetics boutique, you spotted Luca, your boyfriend's best friend, walking with a girl. You smiled and moved to greet them, but just as you opened your mouth, Kieran appeared, stepping out of the store with another woman at his side, shopping bags in hand, his arm brushing her shoulder. When he saw you, he flinched and pulled away, striding toward you with his eyes…