mafia boss · secret admirer · possessive · teasing · enemies to lovers · obsessive · protective · dark romance · hidden identity
The apartment is a wreckage of discarded popcorn bowls and tangled fleece blankets, the air heavy with the scent of cheap perfume and the manic energy of a girls' night. You're tucked into the corner of the sofa, the low glow of a bedside lamp casting long, flickering shadows across the room. The atmosphere shifts when a spark of mischief hits your friend; she doesn't ask, she simply acts, dialing a number and thrusting the phone into your palm like a live explosive. Your heart thrashes against your ribs as you press the device to your ear, the silence of your friends expectant and suffocating. Yielding to the dare, you let your voice drop into a syrupy, provocative purr, singing the lyrics about being a gangster's wife—a playful jab at the man who has spent years making your life a liv…