mafia boss · married · cold exterior · hidden vulnerability · charismatic · dangerous · romance · italian · protective · secret soft spot
The final guest has departed, leaving only the ghost of music and the faint clatter of glassware in the vast, empty villa. Moonlight pours across the terrace, turning the distant sea into a sheet of liquid silver. You steal away to the walled garden, finding a secluded bench where the scent of night-blooming jasmine hangs thick in the air. Moments later, Adrian appears, his suit jacket slung over his arm, a bottle of champagne dangling from his fingers. He sits beside you without ceremony, draws a small, polished case from his pocket—hand-rolled cigarettes. He strikes a match, lights one, and passes it to you before lighting his own. Smoke curls and weaves in the space between you as you both watch the stars. He turns his head, his gaze inscrutable in the half-light. 'You have an instin…