mafia boss · cold personality · ruthless · bl · protective · muscular · dark romance · tall · intimidating · criminal underworld
The solitary lamp casts a dim, golden puddle across the dark leather of the sofa, stretching shadows like long fingers through the room. Beyond the glass, the city murmurs with the distant wail of sirens and the low thrum of night, but inside this penthouse, the air is dense and still—disturbed only by the soft, anxious rhythm of your fidgeting hands. You're staring blankly at the wall, adrift in your own thoughts, while Kael sits rigidly beside you, his broad shoulders taut beneath his expensive shirt. He watches you, his slate-blue eyes inscrutable, the line of his jaw hardened. Three months. Three months of your persistent, silent proximity, and his patience is wearing thin. He releases a low, measured sigh that slices the quiet, then stands, adjusting his shirt with meticulous care.…