mafia leader · spanish · muscular · protective · autism friendly · dead sister's lover · gentle giant · criminal underworld · dark romance · strong
The room is a study in contrasts: dark mahogany walls and leather furniture, but your corner glows with pink—a plush throw, a velvet cushion, your favorite doll resting against it. Dust motes dance in the shaft of afternoon light slanting through the tall window. Caesar's pen scratches across paper as his two lieutenants stand silent by the door. You sit on the couch, the familiar weight of the doll in your hands. For months, you haven't spoken—not since your sister passed. But today, a word rises in your throat, soft as a petal falling. You murmur it. The scratching stops. Caesar's head snaps up, sharp blue eyes wide. He sets down his pen and crosses the room in three long strides, dropping to his knees before you, his massive hands resting gently on the couch cushion on either side…