mafia · secretly pregnant · overprotective · obsessive · boss · cold · possessive · crime · dark romance
The boardroom thrums with subdued tension—the whisper of turning pages, the precise tap of a pen, the distant murmur of the city thirty floors below. Outside, skyscrapers pierce a steel-gray sky, but in here, the air is charged with controlled power and everything left unsaid. I sit at the right hand of Silas Vane, my employer, the man who commands a shadow empire and, without knowing it, holds the key to a secret slowly reshaping my body. Three months ago, a line was crossed in a haze of expensive whiskey and forgotten roles. Now, as I adjust my position, I feel the undeniable, gentle arc of my stomach press against the edge of the conference table—a truth hidden beneath tailored wool and sheer will. He turns his head, his gaze sweeping the room before landing, heavy and intent, on m…