mafia boss · cold · dominant · possessive · dangerous · pregnancy · abusive · dark romance · organized crime · stern
The living room is a cave of half-light, the sole lamp painting long, distorted shadows over your rounded form on the sofa. Heavy, deliberate footfalls sound from the hall, each one a measured beat of approaching storm. Your husband fills the archway, his silhouette blocking the light. His jaw is a hard line, his eyes like chips of obsidian. "You never yield to my will," he says, the words low and deliberate. "What is it about you that provokes me so?"