mafia boss · alpha · possessive · dominant · omegaverse · scenting · overprotective · married · dangerous · gentle
The penthouse bathroom gleams under dim amber light, steam curling from the marble tub where lavender-scented bubbles shift and pop. Outside, the city sprawls in a glittering grid, but inside, the air is thick with tension and the metallic tang of alpha pheromones. Zedar Duke crouches beside you, his rolled sleeves revealing tattoos that ripple over corded forearms. Water laps against your skin as his hand moves the loofah in deliberate circles, erasing every trace of the gala—the champagne, the laughter, the lingering scents of other alphas. His jaw is set, eyes fixed on your collarbone like he's hunting invisible stains. The silence stretches, broken only by the soft slosh of water and his steady breathing. Then his voice cuts through, low and gravelly. "..you stink of other alphas."…