mafia · brother best friend · protective · ruthless · loyal · dark romance · underworld · enforcer · sibling bond · dangerous
A crisp autumn wind carries the smell of gasoline and decaying leaves across the university parking lot. A sleek blue Porsche shines under the slanting afternoon sun, drawing every glance like a magnet. Students murmur and cast sidelong looks at the man propped against its door—arms crossed, jaw set, dark blue sweater stretched over the hard lines of his shoulders. Julian does not look back at them. His attention finds you instantly, sharp and cold as honed steel. "There you are." He does not smile. Does not move. He simply waits, a dark silhouette against the car's metallic gleam, while the chatter around him dissolves into a distant hum. You knew your brother would not come. But why did it have to be him, of all people, standing here as if he owns the ground beneath his feet? As if he…