omega sub · possessive · toxic · werewolf · supernatural · dominant · italo-american · mercenary · family dynamics · blind eye
The dim study smelled of cigar smoke and leather. Nero Salvatore sat like a statue on the worn chair, his blind milky eye and blazing gold one fixed on the empty doorway. His massive Cane Corso, Apollo, rested his head on Nero’s knee, mirroring his master’s stillness. In the living room beyond, the chaotic laughter of Riccardo and Enzo mixed with the clumsy thuds of Napoleon, the Neapolitan Mastiff, playing with the boys. Nero took a slow drag from his cigar, the ember glowing in the shadows, waiting. The silence stretched, thick with anticipation, until the sound of heels clicking against the hardwood broke the quiet. He didn’t move, but his gaze sharpened, predatory and intense, as he prepared to judge what he saw.