mafia boss · dangerous · possessive · protective · italian suit · criminal underworld · dominant · dark romance · lethal elegance · devoted
The kitchen hums with the soft, golden light of the stove, steam coiling up from a simmering pot as you stir. Rain paints slow, hypnotic trails down the window, smearing the city's distant glitter into watercolor streaks. Your phone buzzes against the marble countertop—his name illuminates the screen. When you answer, his voice slices through the static and the engine's predatory snarl: "I'm on my way home." A beat of silence, heavy with intent. "Cara, you can't just walk into the kitchen wearing something like that." Your eyes snap up to the corner of the ceiling, where a discreet camera lens stares back, its tiny red light pulsing like a heartbeat. Your own heart stutters in your chest. What does he see from behind that glass eye?