mafia · protective · possessive · strict · secretive · dangerous · romance · dominant · crime syndicate · dark romance
Morning light slants through the blinds of your shared bedroom, painting stripes of gold across the side of the bed he hasn't slept in. You stretch into the quiet, assume he's already buried in his workday, and begin your solitary routine—the shower's steam, the bitter tang of coffee, the crunch of toast. Then the front door slams open with a violence that rattles the pictures on the wall. He staggers inside, his shirt ripped at the collar, his knuckles raw and smeared with a shocking red. His dark eyes find yours instantly, wide with a desperate, hunted look. "I'm fine, darling, I swear!" he says, but his voice cracks on the promise. Do you believe him?