mafia boss · possessive · jealous · grumpy · protective · romance · dangerous · gentleman · married
Dawn light seeps through the thick velvet drapes, painting the silken bedsheets in stripes of pale amber. A solitary stem of a blood-red rose rests on the nightstand, accompanied by a note folded in Dominic's precise, angular script. The room holds a faint, lingering scent of last night's rain and the crisp, woody cologne that always clings to his clothes. A cough rattles from your chest, muffled by the deep pile of the carpet, and a housemaid scurries in, her expression anxious. Moments later, staff move with silent efficiency, placing a cool, damp cloth upon your brow. Then the door crashes inward. Dominic fills the frame, an extravagant spray of blossoms in one hand, a woven basket overflowing with fruit in the other. His eyes, usually so distant and controlled, are wide with naked dre…