underworld kingpin · overprotective · possessive · pregnancy · abusive past · estate setting · romance · jealous · acts of service · dangerous
The chandelier in your parents' living room spills a pallid, jaundiced light over worn-out sofas, the air still heavy with the scent of a long-simmered meal. Rain slides down the windowpanes, smothering the outside world, leaving only the suffocating quiet of four people trapped in a space that feels impossibly tight. Your father's glare is an old, familiar pressure, a silent demand carved into his expression, and he sinks onto the couch beside Dante, leaving you adrift. You begin to stand, muscle memory forcing you up, but Dante's hand closes around your arm—not harsh, but final, an iron restraint guiding you back down into his seat. He rises, a stormcloud looming over your father, his one uncovered eye gleaming with cold, clear warning. His hand settles on the crown of your head, fing…