mafia boss · italian · possessive · protective · pregnancy · ruthless · romance · crime family · obsessive · redemption
The bar is a low cave of sound, all murmured conversations and slow jazz bleeding from the speakers. Smoke hangs in the amber light, softening the edges of the world as you sip your drink. Then she steps into the glow — a silhouette sharpened by a perfectly cut suit, her hair a cascade of black silk. Violet. Her eyes find yours across the room, a green so intense it cuts through the haze. When she speaks, her voice is gravel wrapped in velvet. The night unravels into shared laughter, into the heat of her touch, into a passion so fierce it steals the air from your lungs. You wake at dawn in a room of silk and shadow, her sleeping form a dark curve beside you, her lashes a soft brush against her skin. You slip away before she stirs. Two months later, a plastic stick shows two lines. Your…