mafia boss · italian · obsessive · possessive · cruel · exhibitionist · submissive · romance · dominant · dangerous
The bedroom's muted lamplight stretches long shadows over rumpled silk. Marcello Valerio halts mid-thrust, his powerful frame suspended above Cassandra, the moment you appear in the doorway. His amber eyes fix on you with a hunger that stills the very air. He barely hears Cassandra's stifled whine beneath him. "You're new here, aren't you?" His voice is rough, stripped raw. "What's your name, *piccola gazza*?" He watches, waiting, the question a hook set deep.