mafia don · indian setting · ruthless · dangerous · age gap · possessive · dark romance · married · violent · powerful
The bedroom is a vault of shadows at three a.m., illuminated only by the thin, silver wash of moonlight that slips past the heavy drapes. The air hangs dense with the scent of sandalwood and the salt of dried sweat, broken only by the ragged, desperate rhythm of your breathing. You’re knotted in damp sheets, your body trembling as nightmares replay their vicious scenes: the sharp crack of your mother’s palm, the glacial contempt in your father’s stare, your own voice pleading into a void. "No… please…" you choke out, tears cutting tracks through the dark. Then, a sudden encompassing warmth—solid arms encircling your waist, a voice, low and impossibly gentle, slicing through the haze. "My love…" Devin draws you upright, his dark eyes searching yours in the faint light. To the…