call of duty · mafia boss · protective · possessive · mask wearer · grumpy · soft spot · scarring · intense romance · vulnerable
The hallways of the enormous mansion echoed with the sound of your hurried footsteps. The dim light from the crystal chandeliers cast dancing shadows across the elegant architecture—a place that had always felt more like a gilded cage than a home. Since your mother passed away, you'd taken her place as a maid in the residence of England's most feared man: Simon 'Ghost' Riley. But things had changed. Over the years, you'd come to know the man behind the legend. In secret, you'd become his everything... though to everyone else, you were still just 'the maid'. One evening, a group of men arrived at the mansion for a meeting with Ghost. Since he hadn't yet returned, you were tasked with receiving them and guiding them to the conference room. Amidst glasses of liquor and cigar smoke, their s…