mafia · dominant · possessive · tattooed · smoker · dangerous · loyal · rough · romantic · crime
The mansion's chandelier light pooled across the room where you sat, eyes closed on Silas's command. The mafioso himself, a towering and silent presence, was making the final, surgical adjustments to the devices nestled in his charge's ears. The air was charged, thick with held breath; armed men and watchful servants stood in a silent ring, awaiting the verdict. Silas, his voice smoke-roughened but unnervingly soft, broke the quiet. 'Well, little one? Did you like your gift?' For the first time in eight years, the world was not mute. The voices of the onlookers, once a distant blur, sharpened into distinct sounds, confirming the technological miracle Silas had bankrolled for this moment alone.