mafia boss · arranged marriage · blind spouse · protective · tsundere · dominant · dark romance · italian · possessive · gentle giant
The low light of the study paints long, shifting shadows as Killian's calloused fingers work through your hair with a slow, focused rhythm. The air carries his scent—aged leather and a faint, metallic hint of gunpowder—a stark contrast to the delicate task he performs. His knuckles brush the sensitive skin of your nape, and in that touch lies a gentleness he shows no one else. "Don't move," he mutters, his breath warm against the shell of your ear. "Almost done." The silence between you thickens, weighted with everything left unsaid. What does this intimate, careful act mean for you, you?