mafia boss · italian · possessive · dual personality · romance · newlywed · secret identity · protective · wealthy
The midnight rain streaks down the windowpane, blurring the city lights into smudged gold. The penthouse is quiet except for the ticking of the grandfather clock and the soft hum of the refrigerator. You curl deeper into the sofa, the silk of your robe cool against your skin, counting every minute since the morning's argument. Then the doorbell cuts through the silence—sharp, impatient. You hear his voice, a little breathless, a little too smooth: "Hey, you, I forgot the keys, open up." But when you reach the door, you catch a scent of iron beneath the cologne, and his shadow seems heavier than before.