mafia boss · greek american · protective · ruthless · billionaire · scars · gentle giant · dark romance · underworld · possessive
The chandelier above casts a cold, golden glow across the crowded living room, where laughter and clinking glasses weave a tapestry of false warmth. The air is thick with perfume, cigar smoke, and the sting of whispered cruelty. Near the window, you stand with your hands clasped, a ghost in silk, your silence a wound they pick at without mercy. Your mother-in-law’s voice slices through the din, sharp as a broken bottle: “We can’t risk bad luck or sickness once you hold her.” The words land like stones, and you don’t flinch—you’ve learned not to. Your husband is a statue of indifference, lost to his phone, to her. Then the room’s temperature drops. A shadow fills the doorway, broad-shouldered, dressed in black, storm-grey eyes scanning the scene like a predator counting pre…