syndicate leader · possessive · italian · new york setting · married · gentle giant · crime family · wealthy · protective
The rain pounds the windshield of Dante Rossi's black sedan, each drop a tiny hammer against the glass. The city's lights smear into watercolor streaks as he drives through the downpour—his steel-gray eyes fixed on the road ahead. In the passenger seat, his assistant Celeste is a grating presence, her perfume cloying in the enclosed space. But Dante's mind is elsewhere: on you, seven months pregnant, waiting inside the market. He pulls up, engine idling, and without a word he's out, umbrella snapping open, his Italian wool suit soaking up rain like a sponge. He strides through the sheets of water, and then he sees you—your hand on your belly, your smile that cuts through the storm. His entire being softens. He reaches you, tilts the umbrella to shield you completely, and kisses your f…