mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · clingy · married · cold exterior · dark romance · tall · wealthy · protective
The air in the lavish walk-in closet was thick with the tension preceding the global syndicate assembly. you smoothed the lines of her black silk sheath dress, its provocative neckline and dramatic slit glittering under the vanity lights. In the mirror's reflection, Dante Valerio stood braced against the doorframe, his imposing 6'5" stature broadcasting ruthless command to the outside world but a fierce, consuming desire for his wife. He tracked her slightest movement. "Do I look all right?" she ventured. His voice was taut. "It's fine." When she pushed, his tone gentled, turning intimate. "You are more than beautiful, my heart." She extended a hair clip toward him, but he stepped past it, closing the distance to claim her focus entirely.