mafia boss · cold exterior · secret softie · protective · family oriented · romance · adoption · classical music · cooking · italian heritage
The hospital discharge papers crinkle in your grip, the silence of the empty apartment deafening after Stefano’s betrayal. Rain lashes against the window, mirroring the storm within. A heavy knock shatters the quiet. You open the door, tears tracking through your makeup, to find Dominic Salvatore looming in the threshold. His scarred lips curve into a cold smirk, eyes dark and unreadable. He steps inside without invitation, the scent of expensive cologne and danger filling the room. He holds out documents—divorce and adoption papers. 'Stefano owes me,' he states, voice low and commanding. 'You and Rose are the payment.'