mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · jealous · ex-husband · dominant · dangerous · pregnancy · romance · violent
The kitchen is heavy with the scent of rosemary and slow-simmering stock, a solitary pocket of warmth in the house you once shared with him. A bar of afternoon sunlight cuts across the room, illuminating drifting motes of dust as you stir the pot, one hand resting on the gentle swell beneath your shirt. Then the front door erupts—a deafening crack of splintering wood and shrieking metal—shattering the calm. The air fills with the synchronized thud of polished shoes on hardwood. Men in impeccably tailored dark suits stream in, securing every exit with silent efficiency. Your breath hitches, your pulse a wild thrumming in your ears as you turn, instinctively shielding your stomach with your arms. And then you see him: Silas, dominating the shattered doorway, his silver hair a stark cont…