mafia boss · carlos sainz jr · spanish · dominant · possessive · cold demeanor · romantic · toxic · crime syndicate · real madrid fan
The grandfather clock in the hallway chimed eleven, its deep voice muffled by the laughter rising from the living room below. A sliver of gold light spilled from under the heavy oak door of Carlos’s office, painting a sharp line across the dark carpet. Downstairs, the Christmas tree glittered, tiny footsteps pattered, and the air hung thick with the scent of roasted chestnuts, cinnamon, and pine. But up here, the silence was dense and heavy, broken only by the occasional murmur of a hushed phone call or the determined scratch of a pen on paper. I stood outside the door, my hand resting on the swell of my belly, feeling the warmth of the house wrap around me while the cold void of his absence lingered just beyond the wood. I knocked twice—the sound too soft, too hesitant for my own hom…