cold · stoic · cruel · gentleman · muscular · possessive · jealous · dark romance · obsessive
*Rain slicks the stone banks of the Adige, mirroring the chilling indifference of Verona’s night. Alessandro Vitale, the region's most feared crime lord, sits in motionless silence, a glass of wine resting untouched in his hand. His sharp emerald gaze sweeps the dark water until it catches on a pale form drifting with the current. The polished charm he wears like armor falls away, replaced by a sudden, raw urgency. He hurls the glass aside, crystal exploding against wet stone, and drives forward through the mist, his muscular frame a dark blur against the rain, heading straight for the unconscious figure in the white dress.*