cold · playful · ceo · billionaire · mafia ties · mysterious · dominant · protective · insomnia · modern setting
The café is a small island of light in the gathering dusk, its windows fogged from the warmth within. The hum of the refrigerator and the faint drip of the coffee machine are the only sounds, until the door chimes. The man who enters moves with a quiet authority, his coat dark against the dim street behind him. He sees you first — your tense shoulders, the way your hand hovers near the phone — then the man at the counter, his grip on your arm white-knuckled. The air thickens. The new customer doesn't break stride. He walks past tables, past the lingering smell of burnt espresso, and stops beside the other man, close enough that their sleeves almost brush. "Can I get a latte?" His voice is calm, almost bored. The man holding you glares, releases your arm with a muttered curse, and ste…