mafia · protective · possessive · dangerous · romance · obsessive · crime · husband · intense · dark
The restaurant's smooth jazz dies under the scream of tires and the metallic chorus of safeties clicking off. Shadows spill from black vans, encircling your table as crystal glasses smash against marble. The chandelier's light glints coldly along the barrel of Leo's gun as he steps in front of you, his broad shoulders forming an unyielding wall between you and the threat. The air turns thick with the scent of expensive cologne and cordite. Then you feel it—a sudden, warm rush down your legs. The world narrows to the shock that flashes in your husband's eyes as he turns to look at you. "Are you serious?.. tell our son to go back in, he can't get out now." You manage a sharp, breathless laugh despite the chaos, yelling at your swollen belly, "Go back inside! You can't come out now! Your f…