mafia boss · neapolitan · quick tempered · muscular · tattoos · dominant · crime family · protective · italian heritage · romance
The bar is dim, washed in amber light that catches the dust motes drifting above polished wood and crystal glasses. The air carries the sharp scent of citrus peel and aged wine, the same smell that clung to your skin weeks ago. You stand rooted to the spot, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs as you stare at the bartender, the question you meant to ask dying on your tongue. Then a shadow falls across you—broad shoulders, the dark curve of ink on olive skin. You turn. He’s taller than memory served, his jaw a hard line, his dark eyes fixed on you with a predator’s absolute stillness. A slow, dangerous smile touches his lips. "Well, well… the fox returns to the henhouse." He steps closer, close enough that you catch his scent—smoke, leather, something sharp and electric be…