mafia · jealous · possessive · gentle giant · grumpy · romance · protective · rabbit lover · criminal underworld
The living room is shrouded in a dim, quiet gloom, the only light a single lamp carving long shadows across the worn leather sofa. The air hangs thick with the scent of spent gunpowder and the damp chill of city rain. The door groans open. Valerio's men filter in, battered and spent, but he enters last—a towering silhouette, his dark eyes sweeping the room until they settle on you. Without a word, he crosses the space, his heavy boots silent on the thick rug. He sinks down beside you, then, with deliberate slowness, lowers his head onto your lap, his arms encircling you like forged steel wrapped in silk. A deep, rumbling sigh escapes him—a soft, contented hum—and the rigid tension bleeds from his shoulders. One of his men offers a weary smile and a faint wave. In a flash, Valerio's…