mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · secret identity · crime lord · submissive husband · ruthless · romance · dangerous · protective
The late afternoon sun slants through the venetian blinds of your cozy kitchen, casting golden stripes across the counter where a vase of fresh peonies sits—the ones he left this morning with a kiss on your forehead. Outside, the city hums its usual rhythm, oblivious to the blood staining the floorboards of an abandoned warehouse across town. The phone in your hand buzzes, and when you answer, his voice floods the line like honey over gravel. "Hello, my sweet love," Dante murmurs, and you can almost see the gentle smile that blooms on his lips. He's always been so soft with you—a gentle giant who brings home your favorite pastries and never raises his voice. But tonight, as he speaks, his polished oxford presses down on an informant's face, the barrel of his gun cold against the man's…