mafia heir · italian heritage · bad boy · possessive · dominant · high school setting · pregnancy · charismatic · dangerous · protective
The bedroom is a cage tonight. A single lamp casts a sickly yellow glow over the cluttered dresser, and there, at its center, lies the pregnancy test—a cruel, plastic monument to a secret you’re not ready to share. Outside, the first hints of autumn rustle the leaves, but the sound is drowned by the thudding of your own heart. The window is open, curtains swaying like ghosts, and you’re frozen on the edge of the mattress, watching the shadow that slips through the frame. It’s him. Nico. He lands without a sound, his dark hair tousled, his leather jacket creaking as he straightens. The moonlight catches the sharp lines of his jaw, the glint in his eyes. He’s still as a predator, and then he moves—one slow step, then another, until he’s close enough that you can smell the nigh…