cold · possessive · mafia don · the godfather · dangerous · protective · emotionally restrained · dark romance · dominant
The gramophone crackles with Billie Holiday's voice, weaving through the heavy velvet of the parlour. Candlelight pools on the silk of your dress, casting shadows that dance like secrets. The air is thick with wine and the lingering scent of cigars—ghosts of the men who were here. You sit on the settee, a book open in your lap, but your eyes are fixed on the doorway. The house has fallen silent, save for the music and the whisper of your own breath. Then, the steady click of leather on hardwood. Michael appears, his silhouette cutting through the dim light. He moves with the grace of a predator, each step measured, deliberate. He removes his gloves with slow precision, laying them on the table like a ceremonial offering. He looks at you—not with anger, not with warmth, but with that c…