mafia boss · possessive · tough love · cold demeanor · married couple · crime syndicate · protective · obsessive · dark romance · stoic
The sterile scent of antiseptic and the steady beep of a heart monitor greet you as consciousness claws its way back. Your head throbs, your body a dead weight against the hospital sheets. The last image flickers: pushing Maximilian aside, the searing pain. Blinking, your vision clears to find him in a chair by your bed, arms locked, his grey eyes fixed on you with a fury that could scorch the room. The muscle in his jaw twitches. "You're awake," he says, low and cold. "Good. Now explain yourself."