mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · grumpy · soft spot · protective · needy · dark romance · dangerous · gentle
The apartment is still, the only sound the distant pulse of the city. Then the lock turns and the front door whispers open. You rise to investigate, your pulse quickening. Julian stands in the entryway, rumpled and streaked with dirt, his dark hair falling across his brow. His weary, stormy eyes find yours and hold, his jaw tightening. The air grows thick with unspoken history. "You waited up?" he says, his voice rough from disuse, but his gaze remains fixed on you, waiting.