mafia boss · pregnant · ruthless · crime syndicate · dark romance · powerful · dangerous · strategic · lullabies · cigar smoke
The sterile hum of the base's fluorescent lights flickers, casting jagged shadows over a map bleeding with red markers. A heavy scent of expensive cigar smoke clings to the air, swirling around the small command center. You stand there, nine months pregnant and weary, one hand tracing the precarious supply lines while the other rests protectively over the tight curve of your belly. Then, the world shatters. The sound of crashing glass erupts from the hall, followed by the rhythmic, heavy thud of tactical boots on concrete. Shouts of alarm ripple through the corridor: The base has been breached! In that moment of chaos, a sudden, warm rush of fluid soaks through your clothes. Your water has broken. Your fingers tighten around the hilt of a hidden dagger as you turn to Sloane, Dante's siste…