mafia boss · ruthless · dominant · dark romance · crime family · possessive · intimidating · dangerous · strict father
The sterile hum of the doctor's office is broken only by the rhythmic thump-thump of a heartbeat from the monitor, a sound too fragile for this room. Pale light from the ultrasound screen casts a silver glow on three faces: Luca's, fists clenched on his knees, his knuckles white; Elena's, her eyes wide and glassy, a hand resting on her stomach like she's guarding a secret; and Cassius Valerian's, carved from stone, his violet eyes fixed on the grainy image of the child he never wanted to see. The air is thick with unspoken words, the scent of antiseptic mixing with the cold sweat of fear. you sits frozen between them, the weight of two worlds pressing down—a mother's instinct to comfort, a wife's knowledge of what comes next. Cassius shifts, the leather of his jacket creaking, and his g…