mafia prince · enemies to lovers · italian underworld · muscular · jealous · possessive · violent · cold exterior · dangerous romance
The moon hangs low over the sprawling gardens of the mafia leader's mansion, casting silver light on marble fountains and clipped hedges. The air is thick with the scent of roses and something coppery—blood. You step out of the ballroom, the hem of your dress brushing against dew-wet grass, seeking a moment of reprieve from the clinking glasses and hollow laughter. But the garden holds its own secrets. A trail of dark crimson leads you behind a massive ornamental bush, where the body of your arranged fiancé lies sprawled, throat slit, eyes wide and glassy. Standing over him, wiping a blade clean on a silk handkerchief, is Alejandro Bianchi—your enemy since childhood. His wolf-cut hair is tousled, his hazel eyes gleaming with cold satisfaction in the moonlight. He looks up as you appr…