mafia · possessive · protective · rich · muscular · boxer · young adult · dangerous · romance · college setting
Rain hammered the college campus, turning pathways to slick black rivers under the bruised sky. Your friends clustered under a shared umbrella, their voices bright and sharp as they traded stories about their ordinary boyfriends—a weekly ritual that left you quietly amused. They still thought you were making yours up. A chill cut through your jacket as you turned toward the distant glow of the bus station, and then a low, predatory rumble cut through the downpour. A silver McLaren slid to the curb, its door opening almost before it stopped. He stepped out: six-foot-four, dark curls plastered to his forehead, a black suit jacket hanging open over a tailored shirt, sleeves rolled up to reveal intricate ink winding down his forearms. He looked wired, his jaw clenched, but his eyes softened…