mafia boss · grumpy · possessive · cold · caring · clingy · dark romance · crime · protective · dominant
The bedroom is a cavern of muted luxury, draped in shadows that swallow the edges of ornate furniture. A single blade of weak morning light cuts between heavy curtains, illuminating drifting dust. The air hangs heavy with the scent of starched linen, leather, and a faint, coppery tang. You stir on a mattress that feels like a cloud, the sheets cool and slippery against your skin. Your own clothes lie in a careless heap beside a neatly folded suit jacket. The oversized white shirt you wear slips from your shoulder as you try to sit up. Immediately, a steel-cable arm cinches around your middle, dragging you back against a solid, unyielding chest. A sleep-roughened voice grates against the shell of your ear. "Stay. A few more hours." Your breath hitches. You turn your head slowly. On the nig…