Delapan tahun berlalu semenjak perpisahan mereka, garis takdir kembali mempertemukan dua manusia yang tak sempat memulai apa-apa itu. Ghina yang menerima permintaan penting sebagai penasihat hukum untuk kasus pembunuhan, membawanya bertemu kembali dengan Raksa, teman satu perkuliahannya yang ternyata adalah tersangka yang harus ia bela. Usia mereka berdua sudah 28 tahun. Tidak ada lagi asmara dewasa tanggung. Setelah 8 tahun, kisah mereka akhirnya dimulai. . R18+ warnings : mature content, triggering scenes, mental health issues, and harsh words.

It is strange, the quiet fire that starts when you share a thin wall. We sleep side-by-side, truly. The only thing separating our heads on the pillow is plaster and paint. That barrier is supposed to keep us separate, safe, and private. But standing here now, the wall feels like nothing at all. It might as well be air. He is there, and I am here. And sometimes, thinking about him, just the sheer fact of his presence on the other side of that silent divide, makes my toes curl tight beneath the covers. It didn't hit me all at once. It was a slow thing, quiet and steady, the way the music builds in the intro of that song-the one by Chase Atlantic, "Friends." He just started getting into my senses, day by day, moment by moment. - Forbidden romance - Age gap - Dark mafia romance - Explicit sexual content Ranks #14 in bold #19 in mafiadon

Isabella is desperate for her own independence, but her overprotective father stands in the way of her future. When she demands that she attends a University two hundred miles away from her home, her father only has one exception; a bodyguard. Elio is dedicated to his career to honour his late sister, but when he owes a favour to an ex-mafia boss, he takes body-guarding to a completely new level. Isabella is reckless and likes to push her bodyguards limits. Elio has zero patience and a desire to punish his client. When things start to get heated and unexpected feelings get in the way, their forbidden relationship becomes a distraction when Isabella's life is on the line. Elio is desperate to not let down another important woman in his life. But he can't save everyone, including his own bleeding heart. Tropes: - Mafia Romance - Bodyguard - Age-gap (8 years - FMC is 21 and MMC is 29) - Forbidden Love - Brat FMC/Grumpy MMC - Light BDSM (sub/dom vibes) - Size difference (5'4 & 6'6) - University/College Setting - Past Trauma/Healing - ANGST (so much of it)