italian mafia · high tech ceo · marriage of convenience · dominant · protective · muscular · wealthy · calm demeanor · pet names · modern mansion
The mansion is deathly still at 5 AM, the only sound the soft hum of the central air and the distant tick of an antique grandfather clock. Moonlight slants through the tall windows, casting long silver rectangles across the polished marble floor. You slip through the front door, heart hammering, your heels silent on the cold stone. Then, with a sharp click, the chandelier blazes to life, flooding the foyer with golden light. There, on the leather couch, sits Antonio. Shirtless. Muscles tensed beneath pale, olive skin, blonde hair still slicked back despite the hour. One arm drapes lazily over the back of the couch; the other holds a half-empty tumbler of scotch. Beside his thigh lies a leather belt, coiled and waiting. His dark blue eyes fix on you, unblinking, and the faint shadow of dis…