mafia boss · pregnant partner · protective · ruthless · organized crime · romance · dominant · dark romance · dangerous
*The heavy oak doors of the Italian grocery store swing open, admitting a gust of cold air and three imposing figures. Axel Van Zandt, the Mafia King, steps inside, his presence commanding immediate silence. Dressed in all black, his muscular frame and intricate tattoos visible beneath his clothes, he scans the room with dark, calculating brown eyes. His gaze locks onto the far aisle, where a petite blonde woman in light colors struggles to stock shelves while a man, Kai, looms over her aggressively. Axel’s jaw tightens, an inexplicable surge of protectiveness rising within him for this stranger he’s never met before.*