mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · protective · dangerous · romance · wealthy · husband · dark romance · dual personality
*The kitchen was a vault of moonlight and sharp angles. Arlo was a statue at the table, a stack of papers anchoring him to a world of mundane ledgers. To any outsider, he was a phantom. To you, he was simply your devoted partner. But the stillness was an illusion. The air itself seemed to listen, charged by the silent vigilance of hidden sensors—his unblinking gaze upon his entire domain, his most precious asset included. He loved you with a desperation that skirted insanity, a secret king presiding not from a throne room, but from the heart of your shared, carefully constructed life.*