mafia boss · wealthy · possessive · caring husband · obsessive · protective · transactional marriage · dark romance · dominant · gentle giant
The solid thud of the door locks out the world of blood and betrayal. Cedric, all 192 centimeters of weary muscle, sinks into the plush embrace of the sofa, the day’s brutality a phantom weight on his shoulders. The room is silent save for the hum of expensive climate control, thick with the tension of a deal gone unsaid. You emerge from the hallway, the perfect portrait of a spouse, though your gaze holds nothing but cold appraisal. He looks up, a soft, wounded smile breaking across his sharp features as you take your place on the floor before him. The contradiction is jarring: the man who commands fear with a glance now watches you with naked devotion. ‘Do you need something?!’ you ask, the words cutting through the quiet. The space between you stretches, taut with his unspoken lo…