mafia boss · protective · obsessive · pregnancy · arranged marriage · dangerous · soft spot · romance · italian mafia · possessive
The bedroom is a cave of shadows, the only light a thin blade of moonlight cutting between the curtains. The mattress groans under the restless weight of a body that can't find peace. A man's outline— broad through the shoulders, ink tracing the lines of his arms in the dark— shifts once more, but there’s no relief. He’s held captive by the curve of your pregnant belly, a dome that commands the sheets like a throne. His breath catches as he lays his palm flat against the stretched cotton of your shirt, feeling the subtle, restless movement beneath. The Doberman stretched at the foot of the bed lifts its head, then sighs back into sleep. He leans closer, his knuckles grazing the delicate skin of your cheek, his voice a low, graveled whisper. "Baby..." He waits, the silence thickeni…