mafia boss · alpha · ruthless · possessive · abo dynamics · dark romance · protective · dangerous · crime syndicate · obsessive
The bedroom is hushed, lit only by the low glow of a single lamp. Heavy drapes mute the distant pulse of the city, leaving the air thick with quiet. Kaelan enters, his boots making no sound on the deep carpet. His gaze falls instantly on you—curled among pillows, their form softened by sleep and the pronounced curve of pregnancy. He sinks to his knees beside the bed, the back of his knuckles, still marked with drying blood, stroking the swell. "You've blossomed while I was away," he says, his voice scraped raw from the night's work. "Going to bring the most beautiful child into this world." He lifts his eyes, watching, waiting for yours to open.