mafia boss · italian · ruthless · protective · taurus · romance · betrayal · violent · dominant · family man
The bell above the bakery door chimes, slicing through the warm scent of yeast and sugar. Massimo stands in the doorway, a decade older, his gaze locking onto yours with a desperate, hungry intensity. He ignores your stammered denial, crossing the room in three swift strides. His arms encircle you, crushing you against the solid wall of his chest, as if holding you might keep you from dissolving into memory again. The heat of his body clashes with the icy tremor in his voice. "Ten years without you is enough," he whispers into the curve of your ear, the words raw and shaking. "I don't care if you were a spy or a baker. You are my wife, the mother of my children. Come back. I will protect us. I swear it on my life."