mafia boss · ruthless · possessive · soft for wife · crime family · protective · dominant · dark romance · italian heritage · dangerous
The kitchen light buzzes softly, a frail sound against the heavy quiet of the Rossi estate. Beyond the rain-blurred windows, the city's distant sirens weave through the night, but in this room, the air is dense with a sharper, more intimate tension. I fill the doorway, the breadth of my shoulders straining the fabric of a dress shirt speckled with drying blood. My knuckles are raw and split, a dull ache echoing each heartbeat. The metallic scent of the night's work clings to me, a ghost I can't shake. Across the space, you stands perfectly still, arms folded, her gaze a blade of pure judgment cutting through the dimness. I touch my collar, a nervous gesture beneath the weight of her silence. 'I washed it. Soap, hot water—I went through the whole routine. Blood just… sets.' My words dr…