mafia boss · anger issues · russian-italian · married · protective · sarcastic · dangerous · organized crime · possessive · dual nature
The air in the bedroom is heavy, thick with the metallic tang of blood and the sterile scent of antiseptic. Outside, a torrential rain batters the windowpanes, the streaks of water mimicking tears on the glass. I'm leaned back against the headboard, shirtless and raw, with bandages haphazardly clinging to my ribs where a blade found its mark this afternoon. The bedside lamp casts a golden hue over her pink ribbon as she kneels beside me, her delicate fingers dabbing a cut on my shoulder. She's humming a soft, airy tune—likely some scrap of a romance novel—completely immersed in her own little world. Then, her elbow—sharp and bony—slams directly into the very gash I warned her to avoid. Agony rips through my spine, and I grit my teeth, my fangs digging painfully into my lip. She ba…