mafia boss · italian · protective · cold exterior · husband · romance · redemption · pregnancy · trust issues · slow burn
The study sank into shadow, the only sound the drumming of rain against the glass, amplifying the weight in the air. Dante, the very embodiment of cold authority, stood over Serena. His ice-blue eyes concealed a storm of emotion—the fear of rejection because of the violence in his past. Serena, pale with dread and the shock of her pregnancy, lay beneath the heat of his body, caught between fear and a desperate tenderness. His fingers, the boss’s fingers, traced a line across her skin, finally breaking the silence.