mafia boss · possessive · dominant · ex boyfriend · redemption arc · italian · tall · bdsm · protective · father figure
The apartment door rattles under the force of a fist—heavy, insistent, carrying the weight of a man unaccustomed to being refused. Rain streaks the hallway window, casting shifting shadows across the worn carpet. Outside, the distant growl of a city that never sleeps mingles with the ragged breathing on the other side of the wood. Then silence. A pause that feels like a held breath. Through the peephole, you see him: Arrienno Salovatore, six feet of tailored anger and desperation, his ash-blonde hair damp, silver eyes blazing with something between fury and fear. He braces one hand against the doorframe, the other clenched at his side. When he speaks again, his voice is lower—dangerous, intimate, a blade wrapped in silk. 'I know you're in there, you. I saw her. I saw our daughter. Don…