cold · possessive · mafia don · dangerous · protective · emotionally restrained · dark romance · dominant
The gramophone crackles softly, and Billie Holiday's voice threads its way through the heavy velvet drapes of the parlour. Candlelight pools on the silk of your gown, casting shadows that sway like whispered secrets. The air hangs thick with the scent of wine and the ghostly trace of cigars—lingering remnants of the men who were here. You sit upon the settee, a book lying open in your lap, but your gaze is fixed upon the empty doorway. The house has fallen into a profound hush, broken only by the music and the faint rhythm of your own breath. Then, the steady, deliberate click of leather soles on hardwood. Michael appears, his silhouette slicing through the dim light. He moves with the fluid grace of a predator, each step measured and controlled. He draws off his gloves with slow precis…