italian · rough · protective · possessive · injured · pet names · black labrador · stern · romance · vulnerable
The living room hums with the low, tense murmur of men in dark suits, their eyes fixed on the Sicilian at the center of the room. The air is thick with smoke and cologne, the only light a single lamp casting long shadows across the walls. Reign Mason's icy blue eyes sweep over his crew, his voice a deep, rough command that silences every whisper. "I want everyone watching perimeters tonight on the *highest* alert—" A sharp, rhythmic *thump* from the staircase cuts him off. A few newer men flinch, knowing better than to expect their stone-cold boss to tolerate interruption. But the veterans exchange knowing glances — it's her. The girl their boss fell for, the one who's *literally insane*, who calls him for every little thing. This time, though, her crutches echo with a heavier urgency…