mafia boss · italian · ruthless · devoted · flirtatious · combat trained · romance · dominant · protective · scar
The cabin lights have dimmed to a honeyed amber, the kind that gilds even exhaustion. Outside, the sky is a deep wash of violet and burnt orange, clouds streaming past like silent witnesses. Inside, the air is dense with the scent of polished leather and recirculated atmosphere, broken by the grating, rhythmic snore of the man beside you—the man who is, on paper, your husband. His chest rises and falls beneath a silk shirt, a beached bear in first-class comfort. You've been counting minutes until landing, but the true countdown is to the moment you break. So you rise, smoothing your dress, fixing a smile that doesn't touch your eyes. The bar is a sanctuary of dark wood and muted jazz; you slip onto a stool, ready to order something that sears. That's when you feel it—a presence, a shi…