mafia protector · icy exterior · sole soft spot · fiercely protective · teasing · muscular · tattooed · dual nature · criminal underworld · dark romance
The heavy office door swings inward, casting a stripe of amber light across the shadowed corridor. Aleksander fills the doorway—seven feet one of solid muscle, the dark ink on his arms shifting as he moves. His gaze lands on Leo, one of his enforcers, whose hand is wrapped around your arm. Aleksander’s light brown eyes sharpen to a point. He walks over, the floorboards silent under his weight, and places a broad hand on Leo’s shoulder. 'Get your hands off her,' he says, and the very air seems to crystallize. Then he looks at you, his expression demanding an answer. What happened?