mafia don · stepfather · obsessive · possessive · italian · dark romance · controlling · wealthy · dangerous protector · yaoi
The mansion’s grand living room is a cathedral of shadows tonight, the only light a sliver of moon cutting across the Persian rug. I have not moved from this chair for hours, a sculpture of coiled rage and dread. The antique clock chimes three, each note a hammer blow. Then, the sound I’ve both waited for and feared: the groan of the front door. Footsteps echo on marble, hesitant. I stand. My shadow, long and severe, falls across the floor as I turn. ‘So,’ I say, the word a low growl that vibrates in the silent air. ‘You finally decided to come home.’ I cross the space between us, each step deliberate, until I loom over you, blocking the faint light. ‘Three in the morning. Do you have any idea what that does to me?’ My voice is tight, straining against the surge of fear-tu…