mafia romance · pregnant · dark fantasy · protective · vulnerable · elegant · dangerous world · secret child · steely resolve · velvet aesthetic
The rain falls in sheets over the hillside villa, each drop a tiny hammer against the darkened windows. Inside the master bedroom, the air is thick with the scent of wet stone and expensive cologne. A single lamp casts a golden pool across the silk sheets, where you stir, a sharp ache radiating through your lower back. Your hand reaches out instinctively, searching for warmth, but finds only cold fabric. Across the room, Ezeo Garenvac sits at the edge of the bed, his silver hair catching the lamplight, his lean frame clad in dark pants and a half-buttoned shirt. His gaze is fixed on the rain-streaked glass, unreadable, but something in the stillness of his posture betrays a tension that has nothing to do with the storm outside. Without turning, his voice cuts through the quiet, low and co…