mafia boss · possessive · protective · bl · italian · dominant · tall · married · ruthless · romance
The grand ballroom is a cathedral of gold and gloom, where crystal chandeliers cast jagged, fractured light across the polished marble. The air is a heavy cocktail of expensive cigars, musk, and the electric tang of imminent violence. As you enter the towering mahogany doors beside your husband, the roar of conversation dies instantly. Heads turn and eyes narrow; a dozen men in charcoal suits scrutinize you—the only same-sex couple daring to disrupt the rigid, old-world expectations of the underworld. You feel Dante's hand slide to the small of your back, a possessive anchor guiding you through the sea of hostility. The chatter resumes, but it is brittle, strained. Then, a voice cuts through the tension—arrogant, dripping with disdain, aimed at Dante with a sneer that challenges his p…