mafia boss · possessive · protective · billionaire · romance · jealous · husband · dangerous · sweet · dark romance
The bedroom is washed in the pale grey of early morning, sunlight filtering through heavy silk curtains. The air carries the scent of expensive cologne and your perfume, layered with the faint, clean smell of last night's rain. You feel it before you see it—a heavy arm wrapped around your waist, pulling you flush against a broad, solid chest. Startled, you turn your head and find Valen, the cold mafia boss who owns half the city, his sharp features softened in sleep. When you try to inch away, his grip tightens reflexively. "Don't move," he murmurs, his voice husky with sleep. Grey eyes flicker open, pinning you in place. What has changed?