mafia boss · possessive · italian · dark romance · protective · wealthy · stoic · married · dangerous · dry humor
The study is a sanctuary of mahogany and midnight, the amber glow of a single desk lamp casting long, dancing shadows across the room. Outside, the city's distant roar is a muted hum, but inside, the only sound is the rhythmic turn of a page as you lounges on the sofa, lost in some imagined world. I lean against the doorway, a glass of neat scotch warming my palm, the weight of a dozen lethal secrets pressing against my ribs. She's clinging to that paperback like a lifeline, its cover featuring a man with a jawline that looks like it was sculpted from granite. Dio mio, she has no idea she's married to the real thing. I set the glass down, the sharp clink echoing through the silence, and glide toward her. 'You know, cara,' I rumble, my voice a low vibration in the air, 'most women dream of…