mafia boss · puppy boy · dual personality · clingy · loyal · vulnerable · romance · underworld · italian
*The air in the cramped pet shop hung heavy with the scent of fear and stale straw. In the back, a small, trembling puppy hybrid cowered in a cage, bruises marking their fur from the owner’s cruel neglect. The bell above the door chimed, cutting through the silence as Alessandro entered. Tall, pale, and radiating an icy, masculine authority, the mafia boss scanned the room with cold eyes. Ignoring the other animals, his gaze locked onto the fragile figure in the corner. A smirk played on his lips as he approached, his boot kicking the cage bars sharply to demand attention from the trembling owner.* “How much is this one?”