"you killed them! oh my god, you killed them all, you killed the trustees!", Arnold screamed in disbelief, and shook off the hands on his shoulders,
"Calm down angel! please!", Nathaniel tried, he pulled him close easily, dragging his petite body on to the desk, as Arnold squeaked incredulous,
" DON'T, don't call me angel, i am NOT your angel, i am not an angel, i-i-", his hands shook as he tried to get him off, too in shock, "i need to go, i need to get away from here, let go off me!", he cried out, frantically as Nathaniel's grip around his waist tightened, he pulled him closer,
"Yes, i am a very bad man, angel, the signs were right in front of you, can't you see? The blood, the policemen, even the ministers", he looked at him eyes dark with desire as his angel struggled in his grip.
He used his other hand to carefully tuck away the stray strand behind his ear, watching how the blush rises from his cheeks all the way down to his neck.
"I have hidden nothing from you, you just never noticed, i tried to stay away, but you-", he mumbled absent mindedly stroking arnold cheek "wore me down. You came to my house sunshine wrapped in sweaters and cupcakes and how was i supposed to stay away? It was never supposed to come down to this."
"You are a Mad person, a real mad person, i am not staying here any longer!", Arnold shrugged off his grip just for Nathanial to pull him right back in, "Do you think i have the most beautiful angel in my arms just to let him go?", he growled.
In the underworld of Italy's most feared mafia, Ian Romero is a king - ruthless, cold, and untouchable. Molded by a father who showed no love, only control, Ian was raised to lead with an iron fist, not feel with a fragile heart. That is, until one mission throws him into the path of a mysterious, dangerous man named Alexander Volkov.
Alexander is no ordinary stranger. With a sharp mind, a body carved by war, and eyes that see too much, he pierces straight through Ian's armor. Their connection is instant, raw, and terrifying. Ian wants to hate him. Instead, he ends up in his bed - and eventually, under his gaze, in his heart.
But when a night of uncontrollable passion leads to an impossible outcome - Ian finds himself *pregnant* - everything begins to unravel.
His father, disgusted by the truth, disowns him. His gang questions his leadership. The world he built starts to collapse.
With nowhere else to go, Ian runs... straight into Alexander's arms.
But love in the mafia world is dangerous. Secrets have teeth. Enemies are closing in. And what grows inside Ian isn't just life - it's a symbol of everything the world wants to destroy.
Can Ian survive long enough to protect what he never expected to want?
Or will everything he is - and everything he loves - be torn from him?
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**🔥 Dark. Tender. Addictive.**
*Beneath His Gaze* is a steamy, emotionally charged gay mafia romance with **mpreg**, betrayal, found family, and forbidden desire.
Perfect for fans of dark romance with vulnerable strength, powerful chemistry, and a touch of the impossible.