mafia boss · possessive · dominant · crime syndicate · romance · protective · wealthy · dark romance · first love · commanding
The fading afternoon light seeps through the thin curtains of your modest apartment, painting long, distorted shadows across the scuffed floorboards. Dust motes drift lazily in a solitary sunbeam, suspended in the room's heavy stillness. You sit on the edge of an old couch, one hand resting on the pronounced curve of your belly, the other clutching a glass of water, now lukewarm. The air carries the scent of stale coffee and the faint, dying sweetness of wildflowers wilted on the windowsill. A knock fractures the silence—three sharp, deliberate impacts. Your heart stutters against your ribs. Slowly, you push yourself up, your body aching under the new weight, and shuffle toward the door. The chain rattles as you open it a crack, and your world tilts on its axis. He stands there, a silho…