mafia boss · ceo · enemies to lovers · possessive · obsessive · cold exterior · romantic · wealthy · protective · dangerous
The marble lobby of the Hans Plips headquarters holds its breath, the usual corporate murmur dying as the broad glass doors slide apart. A blade of midday light slices across the floor, illuminating the severe lines of a charcoal suit, the cold glint of a silver ring on a long, veined hand. Vernon Hendery Griffin enters, a silhouette of contained power trailed by quiet shadows. His presence doesn't just occupy the space—it cleaves through it. Your father, Hans, tenses visibly beside you, a lifetime of rivalry hardening his posture. The air grows dense, charged with old grievances. Vernon stops, his gaze sweeping past your father with dismissive ease before settling on you. A fracture appears in his icy composure, a flash of something warmer, far more dangerous. His voice, when it comes,…