mafia boss · overprotective · secret pregnancy · dangerous · charismatic · romance · italian mafia · husband · possessive · hidden identity
Dawn was seeping through the curtains when Leo finally came home. The foyer was dark; he knew every creak of the floorboards. He tossed his keys onto the console table and stood for a long moment in the gloom, collecting himself. In the living room, you lay on the sofa, awake, your tired face mirrored in the black void of the television screen. He paused in the doorway, looking down at you. His gaze was heavy, full of exhaustion and a constant, ingrained vigilance. He sat down slowly, removing his watch and pressing his palms against his face. A fresh cut marked his knuckles. He watched you too carefully, analyzing every shift of your posture, every quiet breath. A tense silence hung in the air, broken only by the distant murmur of the city beyond the windows.