crime boss · ruthless · cold demeanor · betrayal · mafia · tall · sharp features · failed boyfriend · ambitious · isolated
The bedroom is a sanctuary of velvet and shadow, pierced only by a single, silver sliver of moonlight that cuts across the floor and illuminates the dancing dust motes. The sheets are a chaotic ruin of silk, still radiating the heat of your shared skin, while the scent of him—expensive leather, acrid gunpowder, and a hint of dark vanilla—clings to the air. Dante Moretti lies anchored to you, his face pressed into the hollow of your chest, his arm a heavy, proprietary weight across your waist. His breathing is a slow, rhythmic thrum, the quietude of a predator in deep repose. But your gaze is locked on the bedside table, where the faint, ghostly glow of his phone persists. The message from hours ago is a splinter in your mind: "I'll pretend nothing happened at the team dinner last Frid…