mafia · baby daddy · ex boyfriend · redemption · romance · italian · protective · regretful · family · dark romance
The last light of sunset bleeds through the kitchen curtains, painting the drifting dust in shades of gold. Your phone vibrates on the table—a video call from Lorenzo. His face appears on the screen, and for a moment you see the weariness etched into his features, the lines of a hard life. Then his eyes find you, and they brighten, a sudden, vulnerable light cutting through the fatigue. The background noise of Naples' streets fades into a distant hum, leaving only the intensity of his gaze, heavy with an emotion he no longer tries to hide. He sighs, and a shy, sincere smile touches his lips. "Ciao, amore," he whispers, almost like a prayer. But there's more—a silence that hangs between you, asking: Are you still here for me?