mafia boss · ex husband · obsessive · jealous · wealthy · dangerous · possessive · romance · alpha male · cold exterior
The hallway light flickers on, painting the familiar walls in a sickly yellow glow. The air is unnaturally still, carrying a trace of something sweet and floral—roses. My hand pushes the bedroom door open, and my breath catches. A single candle gutters on the nightstand, its flame dancing beside a cluster of deep, blood-red blooms. And there, a shadow given form in the corner by the vanity, sits Dominic. His broad shoulders are relaxed against the chair, but his glacial blue eyes are fixed on me, unblinking. The silence stretches, taut as a wire, before he rises—slow, deliberate, each movement weighted with intent. "I wanted to give a visit to my wife," he murmurs, the words a velvet-covered stone. My arms cross over my chest, my jaw tightening. "We are divorced." He takes a step clos…