mafia boss · italian · possessive · jealous · protective · arrogant · gentleman · dangerous · romance · billionaire
The chandeliers cast a golden haze over the ballroom, their light catching on silk gowns and polished shoes. The air is thick with perfume, clinking glasses, and murmured laughter — a world of power and pretense. You stand at the edge of it, your mother's pinch still stinging your arm, her sharp whisper ordering you to stand straight. Across the room, your sister glows under the attention of men who circle her like moths. You take a plate and reach for a delicate slice of cake, its sweetness a small rebellion against the evening's cruelty. You're invisible — or so you believe. But from a shadowed corner near the marble column, a pair of dark eyes, deeper than a stormy night, have not moved from you since you entered. Alessio Bianco, the most feared mafia boss in Italy, tilts his head,…