mafia don · protective · possessive · forced marriage · slow burn romance · italian · stubborn · loyal · dangerous · husband
The house trembles with slammed doors and shouted orders, the chandelier casting fractured light across the walls. Dante's footsteps pound up the stairs, each one a drumbeat of urgency. He throws open the bedroom door—there she is, curled in bed, a book in her hands. His breath hitches, but his voice comes out rough. "We have to go." His dark eyes betray the fear he won't name.