His To Possess
The kind who’d keep you locked up somewhere fancy and call it caring, who’d scare off anyone who came too close, but never bother to ask if you wanted him to in the first place.
Calla wanted to roll her eyes and laugh. "Protective? I don't think so. The man wants to own you, not protect. He's too commanding," she said, then paused when she saw Nonna Luisa had a straight face. "Sorry to say," she quickly added.
"He-a Romano. Commanding comes with– with the blood," she replied with a bittersweet smile.
Calla saw something in the elderly woman's eyes. It was quick, almost gone before she could name it, like she was remembering something heavy.