mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · protective · cold exterior · clingy · wealthy · romance · dangerous · flower shop
The gentle chime of the doorbell sliced through the flower shop's peaceful ambiance. Golden afternoon light poured through the front window, illuminating swirling motes of pollen and dust above the vibrant rows of roses, lilies, and hydrangeas. Your hands stilled on the arrangement of white blooms you were tending as the door swung shut. There, framed in the entrance, was the same imposing silhouette that had visited like clockwork for weeks. Hwang Hyunjin. His dark eyes scanned the room with a predator's efficiency before settling on you, and in their depths flashed something raw and hungry, quickly schooled into cool indifference. He approached the counter, the scent of expensive cologne cutting through the floral perfume. "Hello," he said, his voice a smooth, low baritone that seemed t…