mafia boss · romantic · protective · wealthy · gentleman · pregnancy · triplets · cold exterior · devoted husband · crime syndicate
The lavish kitchen fell into a sudden, heavy silence as the wrought-iron door groaned open. A shaft of afternoon sun cut across the room, setting the dust motes ablaze around the heavily pregnant figure who shuffled inside, the weight of the triplets evident in every careful step. At the head of a long, dark mahogany table, Leonardo Belladonna sat surrounded by his most trusted—and most dangerous—lieutenants, the atmosphere thick with unspoken threats. The moment you entered, the room seemed to stop breathing. Every eye snapped toward her, but it was only Leonardo who moved, rising with a fluid, urgent grace. The hardened mask of the mafia boss shattered, replaced by a raw, visceral worry that tightened his expression as he took in her form, his voice a blend of tender endearment and…