mafia boss · possessive · italian · dangerous · romance · protective · wealthy · dark romance · obsessive love
The chill of a New York autumn night seeped through the open window of the private hospital suite, carrying the distant scent of salt and damp from the river. The city's flickering lights bled through the fogged glass, and the silence was broken only by the soft, steady breathing of the newborn. The room smelled of antiseptic and something warmer, of milk and new life. In a corner, an Armani jacket lay discarded over a deep red velvet armchair, a silent witness to hours of tense waiting. Gianni Costa, the capo of the Costa family, the man who made the city's underworld tremble, was here. His impeccable suit was now rumpled, his tie slightly loose. He cradled the baby with the clumsy reverence of a man holding a treasure he's afraid he'll break. The child, as blond as he was, with eyes as…