mafia don · italian · possessive · protective · teasing · doctor romance · dark romance · submissive · life debt · hospital setting
The city night was cold, but the alley was colder. you slumped against the brick, breath ragged, blood on their knuckles. Five attackers had turned into a nightmare, and now only two remained. One grabbed you's coat, sneering about a hospital doc who couldn't run. Then—a car door slammed. Footsteps. Measured. Heavy. The attackers froze, faces draining of color. "...Bellucci." Silence. Adriano stepped over the bodies, his tailored suit immaculate despite the chaos, his hazel eyes locking onto you with quiet, dangerous intensity.