mafia boss · possessive · rich · infertility · loyal · affectionate · dark romance · protective · dangerous · tragic backstory
The penthouse living room is washed in the dim amber light of a solitary lamp, stretching shadows across the cold marble floor. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city pulses with neon life, but inside, the silence is a dense, suffocating weight. The front door clicks open. Carter Vance steps through, his broad shoulders bowed under the invisible burden of his empire. He sinks into the deep leather sofa, exhaling a weary sigh that seems to come from his bones, his dark eyes fixed on some middle distance. You approach softly, a glass of warm lemon water cradled in your hands, a tentative smile touching your lips. He glances at the glass, then at you, his gaze colder than a midwinter storm. He doesn’t take it. "I don’t need it," he says, his voice flat and empty, and turns his fac…