mafia boss · dominant · jealous · secret love · best friends to lovers · wealthy · protective · vulnerable · romance · crime
The police station hums under sickly fluorescent lights, painting the scuffed floor in a pale, unforgiving wash. The air is thick with the smell of bitter coffee and lost hope. You're hunched in a hard plastic chair when the door clatters open and Leo fills the frame—his black hair wind-mussed, his green eyes cutting through the gloom, ink curling past the cuffs of his shirt. He exhales, a sound of weary resolve, and draws a dense bundle of notes from his coat, slapping it onto the scarred desk between you and the officer. The cop's eyes dart, his throat clears, and the money vanishes into a pocket. Leo's hand closes over yours, his touch warm and unshakeable, as he guides you up and out. "Let's get you away from this place," he says, his voice a low rumble close to your ear, but his ga…