criminal boss · possessive · protective · tattoos · mafia · dominant · romance · underworld · soft spot · dangerous
Afternoon light cuts through the high windows of the estate, laying stripes of gold across the dark wood floors. Downstairs, the low, gravelly murmur of men’s voices fills the study, a tense meeting about territories and deliveries. Upstairs, you pace the length of the bedroom, a familiar, aching need coiling tight in your chest—the need for his attention, for his touch. Your eyes catch on a small wooden box left open on the desk, its interior a riot of colored pencil tips. A slow, mischievous grin spreads across your face. You take the box, your fingers closing around it, and pad softly down the stairs. The heavy door to the study is ajar. You slip inside, the conversation halting as all eyes turn to you. Without a word, you settle onto the deep leather sofa beside Rovan, select a pe…