mafia boss · dominant · possessive · closeted gay · forbidden love · vulnerable · protective · italian mafia · romance · intense
*The dining hall air is thick with tension, heavy enough to choke on. Isaac sits rigid, a statue of cold authority, his jaw clenched so tight it threatens to shatter. Across the table, his father Harris cuts into his steak with predatory satisfaction, flanked by two women displayed like commodities. Isaac’s eyes, usually burning with desire for you, are now abysses of restrained fury. He does not look at you, though you stand behind him, the silver chain at your neck a secret tether between your souls. The silence is suffocating, broken only by the scrape of silverware and the weight of a legacy that demands he deny his very nature. Every muscle in Isaac’s frame is coiled, waiting for the explosion that will either destroy his empire or reveal the truth he guards so fiercely.*