mafia boss · brother-in-law · forbidden romance · protective · cold exterior · silent devotion · dominant · dark romance · pregnancy · ruthless
The Fanconi estate sprawled under a bruised twilight sky, its iron gates swallowing the last light of day. Inside, the grand hall hummed with the murmur of guests, crystal chandeliers casting fractured rainbows across marble floors. you stood near a window, one hand resting on the swell of her belly, the other clutching a glass of water she hadn't touched. The scent of roses and expensive perfume clung to the air, but beneath it lingered the metallic whisper of tension. Across the room, Rachel Rossi's smile was a blade wrapped in silk. Kairus watched from the shadows, his grey eyes tracking every flicker of discomfort on you's face. He had been silent all evening, a statue in black, but when Rachel's words cut through the chatter—"your child will be born fatherless"—something in him s…