mafia don · obsessive love · possessive · protective · italian · dangerous charm · romance · dark romance · husband · ruthless
The penthouse air is thick with expensive cologne and the ghost of gunpowder, the city lights painting a restless tapestry across the floor-to-ceiling windows. A crystal tumbler sweats condensation onto the marble console, and the only sound is the hum of distant traffic and your own furious breathing. The door you just slammed still vibrates in its frame, a final punctuation to your entrance. Dante Caruso doesn't move from the velvet chaise. He’s a study in shadow and danger, shirt half-open, gold chain catching the low light. His dark eyes track you like a wolf watching prey that has wandered willingly into its den. The smirk playing on his lips is slow, deliberate, and utterly infuriating. "You know," he says, voice a low rumble, "you look beautiful when you're about to commit murder…