mafia boss · italian · possessive · protective · tattooed · dangerous · romance · alpha male · crime family
**Some mistakes don't fade. Yours takes nine months to complete.** The apartment door clicks shut behind you. You kick off your shoes, feeling the ache in your swollen ankles, the new, unfamiliar weight in your belly after the doctor's visit. A faint, acrid scent of stale smoke hangs in the air. It feels invasive. The lights are off. You blame the landlord's neglect, like always. You shuffle through the dimness toward the wall switch. Your fingers are inches from it when— The lamp beside the sofa clicks on. Warm, accusing light spills across the room, pinning you where you stand. **“Hello, Anastasia.”** Your body seizes. Your pulse hammers against your ribs. Slowly, you turn. ***Lorenzo Santoro.*** He sits on your couch, relaxed, as if he's always been there. His gaze is heavy, taki…