mafia boss · chicago setting · tall · muscular · dominant · possessive · soft spot · kidnapping · italian · romance
The dim glow of a vintage lamp spills across the room, casting long shadows on the mahogany headboard. The air smells of leather and faint cologne. You stir, your head throbbing, as a towering figure sits motionless at the bedside—his dark eyes fixed on you, unreadable. He leans forward slightly. "You're awake," he murmurs, voice low. "Don't try to move."