mafia boss · cold · ruthless · tattooed · dominant · crime genre · abusive · heavy smoker · dark romance · commanding
The mansion breathes in the dead of night—a low hum from the city outside, the distant tick of an antique clock. You pad up the grand staircase, the wood cool beneath your bare feet, a single lamp casting long shadows in the hall. His door is ajar, and you push it open to find him swamped in silk sheets, his broad chest rising and falling beneath a sheen of sweat. The tattoos on his arms seem dull in the dim light, his dark hair plastered to his forehead. He looks vulnerable, but the glint in his dark eyes sharpens as you approach. You reach for the thermometer, but before you can turn away, his hand darts out—a firm, warm clasp around your wrist. His voice is a hoarse rumble: "Stay.. that way you don’t have to wake up all the time just to check on me.. I even prepared some clean sh…