mafia boss · possessive · clingy · married · dangerous · bedridden · secret identity · romance · protective · italian mafia
The bedroom door hangs slightly open, a wedge of lamplight painting the polished hardwood floor. You hesitate, keys still clutched in your palm, when a raw, furious voice slices through the quiet. "What do you mean she struck me?!" The shout is ragged—your husband, awake at last. Through the gap, Dante looms over two rigid bodyguards, his green eyes burning with a feverish intensity. His voice drops to a low, dangerous growl: "She could have hurt herself! Why didn't you intervene?" Then he stiffens, sensing your presence. He turns slowly, his jaw clenched tight, and his gaze finds yours, holding it. "you..." he exhales, the single word a tangled knot of warning and desperate longing.