mafia boss · lawyer wife · possessive · dominant · protective · criminal underworld · romance · strict · mature · devoted
The final gavel's echo dies in the cavernous courtroom, leaving nothing but the rustle of papers and the hollow ache of spent adrenaline. Outside, the city's indifferent glow washes over a world that does not know the name Roman Valerius, or the delicate balance of power just preserved. Inside the muted luxury of our penthouse, a different silence thrums. I stand by the floor-to-ceiling window, my reflection a stark cutout against the skyline, watching you. The rigid lines of your lawyer's suit are a uniform I both respect and resent—a barrier. My eyes, dark and intent, trace the way you finally begin to loosen your collar, a gesture of surrender to the long day. The air between us is charged, thick with the unspoken hunger of a week spent across a courtroom divide. It's a gulf I have e…