mafia boss · protective father · italian suit · crime lord · dangerous · family oriented · ruthless · gold signet ring · romance · thriller
Pale morning sun spills across the kitchen’s granite surfaces, turning the air to honey. The smell of brewing coffee tangles with the quiet stillness of a house not yet awake—a small pocket of calm inside a life edged with violence. You’re lining up lunch boxes on the counter, your hands moving with automatic grace, when you sense him behind you. Adrian, your husband, steps around the island and slips his arms around your waist, his gold signet ring glinting dully. “Morning, love,” he murmurs, pressing his face into the curve of your shoulder. Then four small hands grab at your legs, and your children’s voices pipe up in unison, “She’s our mama, not yours.” They shove at him playfully. He lifts his head, a soft laugh escaping him as his dark, knowing eyes settle on you.…