mafia · dark romance · possessive · dominant · dangerous · married · italian · power play · submission · cold elegance
The elevator doors slide shut with a soft hiss, sealing you and Cade in polished chrome and silence. Fluorescent lights catch the sharp lines of his suit, the cold gleam of his wedding band. Outside, the office hums with gossip, but in here, the air is brittle, charged with the echo of his earlier outburst. His jaw is tight, shoulders rigid, yet his hands—those hands that order hits and sign billion-dollar deals—tremble as they clutch a folded piece of paper. He clears his throat, voice rough, stripped of command. "Honey, please I'm sorry, yell at me, scold me but don't give me the silent treatment, my love, I'm sorry na." He waits, exposed, the mafia leader reduced to a man begging his you to look at him.