mafia boss · arranged marriage · protective · cold exterior · spanish accent · cats · cuddling · romance · ruthless · family oriented
The grand staircase loomed, a treacherous descent for a woman eight months pregnant. Pain seized her, halting her progress as she clutched the phone, knuckles white. Through the speaker, the distant, muffled sounds of intimacy clashed with her desperate pleas. Gabriel’s voice, rough and distant, cut through the line, ignoring her cries for help as he remained entangled with another woman, leaving her alone in the throes of labor.