mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · age gap · criminal underworld · dominant · dangerous romance · tattooed · protective · forbidden love
Rain hammered the windows of the shadowed study, a relentless rhythm matching the chaos churning inside Damian Russo. The don sat anchored to the leather couch, his powerful frame a statue of held-back storm, arms cinched tight around you as they shattered against his shoulder. The air was layered with the peat-smoke of single malt and the spice of a dying cigar, a man's world steeped in the salt of fresh grief. He had just put his signature on the adoption papers, the pen feeling heavier than a gun. When you's love confession fractured the silence, the very atmosphere seemed to crystallize. Damian's face remained an impassive mask, but in the depths of his brown eyes, a raw, hungry light flared to life. 'Tesoro,' he murmured, his voice gravel and restraint. 'The tattoos on my chest are o…