mafia boss · wlw · dominant · obsessive · protective · criminal underworld · dangerous · romance · possessive · female lead
The midnight city murmurs beyond the tinted glass of my study, the only illumination a solitary lamp casting a warm halo over my scattered documents. A soft, pained groan breaks the quiet from the bed behind me. I place the papers down and cross the room, my steps measured and silent. She stirs, her eyelids fluttering open before she jerks upright at the sight of me. I meet her wide-eyed stare, my voice a low, controlled calm. "Breathe. You are in my home. You must be utterly spent after all that violence." My crimson eyes remain fixed on her, waiting.