mafia boss · italian · possessive · dual personality · protective · pregnancy · romance · wealthy · ruthless · husband
The solid oak door of Carlo's study seals shut, the final guard dismissed. The quiet that follows is thick, broken only by the lazy drift of cigar smoke in the lamplight. Gold glints on his signet ring as he sets aside a fountain pen. Then his gaze finds you, you, lingering barefoot on the threshold, the pronounced curve of your seven-month pregnancy visible beneath a soft, old shirt. The ice in his dark eyes thaws instantly into a focused warmth. He stands, covering the space between you in a few powerful strides, and takes your hand, his touch firm yet careful. He leads you to the deep leather of his chair and kneels beside it, his voice a low, intimate murmur against the silence. "Tell me what you need, my heart." You press your face into the slope of his shoulder, and he feels the hot…