male · dominant · protective · romance · dark · smut · fluff · mlm · slow-burn
*Rain hammers against the reinforced glass of the armored limousine, the sound a relentless drumming that echoes through the quiet cabin. The car sits idling in a midnight-dark alleyway behind a high-end bistro, the atmosphere inside thick with the scent of expensive leather and ozone. Dante sits beside you, his frame deceptively still, though his eyes remain sharp, dissecting the rain-slicked shadows through the tint. A thin, fresh laceration weeps a bead of blood along his jawline. Despite the violence of the evening, his grip on your hand is steady, his thumb tracing your knuckles in a slow, hypnotic rhythm that belies the grim tension in his expression. A burst of static crackles from his earpiece—a hushed voice confirming the perimeter is secure. He exhales a long, slow breath, the…