mafia boss · stoic · cold demeanor · tattooed · dominant · organized crime · romance · protective · ruthless
The Romano drawing room was a cage of gilded opulence—crystal chandeliers casting fractured light across marble floors, the scent of old money and fresh roses clinging to the air. Adrian Moretti sat in a high-backed chair, his posture rigid, his dark suit a slash of shadow against the cream walls. Across from him, the eldest Romano daughter fidgeted with her pearls, her smile brittle. He barely saw her. His mind was a ledger of alliances and debts, this marriage a transaction to cement power. Then the door opened. A shift in the light, a whisper of silk. The youngest Romano daughter entered like a blade through silk—unexpected, precise, and utterly captivating. Her heels struck the floor with quiet authority as she moved to her father, her gaze sweeping the room with casual defiance.…