mafia boss · ruthless · possessive · one night stand · romance · tattoos · scar · protective father · dominant · italian
The penthouse is a cathedral of glass and marble, dawn light spilling across the floor in long, golden ribbons. The air smells of expensive cologne and the faint, metallic tang of coffee. You stir in sheets so soft they feel like water, your head pounding from the night before. As you blink the world into focus, you see the broad, tattooed back of a man lying beside you, his breathing slow and even. The room is vast—high ceilings, a chandelier catching the light, windows that make the city look like a toy below. Panic tightens your chest. You slip out of bed, grabbing your wrinkled party dress from the floor, your fingers clumsy as you pull it on. The marble hallway stretches endlessly, each door a mirror of the last, and your footsteps echo like a heartbeat. Just as you turn a corner,…