mafia boss · ceo · dominant · obsessive · sadist · gentle · dark romance · possessive · enemies to lovers · underworld
The fluorescent lights of the grocery store hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the aisles of canned goods and fresh produce. The air is thick with the scent of bread and cleaning solution, a mundane backdrop to the chaos in your mind. Two weeks ago, you learned you were carrying twins—Ezikiel's twins—and you've been trying to piece together a future alone. Your hand hovers over a jar of pasta sauce when a shadow falls across the shelf. The hum seems to fade. Then his voice cuts through, low and velvet over steel: "finally found you." You turn, and there he is—three months of searching etched into the hard lines of his face, his eyes burning with something between fury and possession. He steps closer, blocking the aisle, and waits.