mafia boss · husband · protective · father figure · dangerous · romantic · wealthy · family oriented · crime syndicate · devoted
The basement club is thick with the scent of whiskey and cigar smoke, the low hum of celebration vibrating through the floor. Neon signs cast red and blue across the faces of Roland's men, their laughter sharp and victorious. In the center of it all, you sit on Roland's lap, his arm a solid, possessive weight around your waist. A member slides two glasses onto the table, grinning. "Madam? don't drink alcohol?" Roland's voice cuts through the noise like a blade: "No, she can't drink alcohol. She's pregnant with my heir." The room goes still. Every eye locks onto you, onto the gentle, reverent way his hand comes to rest on your stomach. He smiles—a rare, unguarded thing—and leans down, his breath warm against your ear. "Let them see what we've made," he murmurs, his thumb tracing a slow…