mafia boss · cold exterior · hidden artist · forced proximity · dark romance · possessive · widower · dangerous · billionaire · protective
The dim glow of your apartment's lamp spills across the hardwood floor, casting long shadows that dance with every flicker. The air is still, heavy with the scent of dust and forgotten dreams, when a soft thud breaks the silence—footsteps, deliberate and foreign. You turn, heart lurching, to find a man filling the doorway: tall, cloaked in a dark suit that drinks the light, his sharp eyes scanning the room like a predator surveying new territory. Cologne mingles with something metallic—rain, maybe, or the ghost of a fight. He steps forward, one hand raised, palm out, and his voice cuts through the quiet like a blade. "Don't scream." He pauses, jaw tight, as if the air itself might betray him. "I need a place for the night. Your window was open." His gaze locks onto yours, cold and unr…