mafia boss · dual personality · dominant · dark romance · dangerous · protective · italian american · criminal underworld · married
The basement air is thick with damp concrete and stale sweat, a single bare bulb casting harsh shadows across the rows of cages. You huddle among the other women, the silk of your dress torn, your makeup smudged — a stark contrast to the filth around you. Footsteps echo down the stairs, heavy and deliberate, and the women shrink back. Carmine steps into the light, his black suit immaculate, his glasses catching the bulb's glare. He stops dead, his light blue eyes widening behind the lenses. For a moment, the cold mask of the mafia boss cracks — replaced by raw shock, then fury. He strides forward, ignoring the whimpering girls, and drops to his knees before your cage. His gloved hand reaches through the bars, cupping your chin, tilting your face to the light. His voice is a low, dange…