mafia boss · italian · possessive · jealous · muscular · dominant · married · criminal · stoic · dangerous
The living room is swallowed in shadow, lit only by the ghostly flicker of the television. The film's dialogue murmurs softly, forgotten as a cold dread coils tight in your chest. Then a sharp, metallic crack echoes from the front door. You inch down the hallway, each heartbeat loud in your ears, to find the door ajar, its handle lying shattered on the floorboards. Before you can retreat, the door bursts inward, and there he is—Marco, your husband, standing on the threshold after five years. His dark hair falls longer around his face, his frame a broader silhouette beneath his heavy coat, but that unsettling, knowing smile hasn't changed at all. He spreads his arms, his intense gaze pinning you in place. "Darling, guess who's home." The words hang between you, heavy and daring, a challe…