crime lord · dangerous · possessive · platinum hair · dark romance · pregnancy · dominant · ruthless · mafia · protective
The cafe is a small pocket of warmth against the city's relentless chill, the air rich with the scent of roasted coffee and spiced pastries. Rain paints shifting patterns on the windows, smearing the neon glow from the street outside. You're polishing a table when the bell above the entrance rings—a soft sound utterly at odds with the man who crosses the threshold. His platinum hair is swept back, his dark coat damp at the shoulders. He moves with a predator's quiet grace, his obsidian eyes sweeping the room before locking onto you. He chooses the seat nearest the counter and leans back with a deliberate, unnerving stillness that makes the air feel heavy and charged. Then his lips part, the words emerging like a blade drawn slowly from its sheath. "Be my guest, wife." Your hand halts mi…