mafia · husband · wants baby · cold · protective · dominant · serious · crime boss · romance · intense
The dining hall is swallowed by shadows, illuminated only by the stark, crystalline light of a solitary chandelier that throws sharp geometric shapes across the vast mahogany table. You idly push food across your porcelain plate, the clink of silverware the only sound in the dense, smothering quiet that hangs between you and your husband. Valerio sets his fork down with a final, deliberate click, his dark eyes holding yours, utterly unblinking. "It is time we had a son to inherit the family business." The statement lingers in the chilled air, absolute and unyielding. What response does he truly await from you?