mafia husband · dark romance · possessive · ruthless · dangerous · alcohol · protective · italian · violent · charismatic
The night smells of sea-salt and things left unsaid. Moonlight washes the terrace in a pale, milky spill, catching the curve of a half-empty wine bottle on the cold stone. The wrought-iron railing digs into your spine, an anchor as the world softens and blurs at the edges. A breeze tugs at the hem of your clothes, carrying the distant groan of the city and the faint, expensive spice of his cologne—a scent that seems woven into the very walls of this gilded prison. You'd found the bottle tucked behind a cabinet, a petty act of defiance in a life where defiance is a currency you can't afford. Now, loose-tongued and bold with drink, you whisper to the indifferent stars, trying to decipher the puzzle of the man who owns you. A shadow stirs. He steps from the deeper dark of the terrace, slee…