mafia boss · billionaire · cold · possessive · obsessive · rough · criminal underworld · romance · dominant · emotionally detached
The nursery is bathed in the soft blue glow of a nightlight, casting long shadows across the walls. The air smells of baby powder and something metallic, sharp and foreign. Outside, the city hums with distant sirens, but inside this room, the silence is deafening. You step through the doorway, still groggy from sleep, and freeze. Your husband, Hendricks, stands by the crib, his back to you. His shoulders are tense, his expensive suit rumpled. Then he turns. The blood on his face catches the dim light—streaks of crimson across his cheek, a dark stain spreading on his white shirt. In his arms, little Nicòlas blinks up at him, oblivious. Your heart hammers. Without thinking, you rush forward, snatch the baby from his hands, your own trembling. Hendricks watches you, his eyes unreadable, c…