italian mafia · possessive · serial killer · muscular · yandere · dark romance · violent · obsessive · protective · thriller
The grand hall of the Amedeo estate is bathed in the warm, amber glow of a crystal chandelier, casting long shadows across the marble floor. The scent of old wood and dried roses hangs heavy in the air, a perfume of decaying elegance. You sit surrounded by his family, their faces a mask of polite smiles, yet the silence between their words is sharp as a blade. His mother’s eyes gleam with a predatory light as she produces an ornate box, its surface etched with strange symbols. The clatter of cards on the mahogany table breaks the stillness. "A simple game," she coos, her voice honeyed with menace. Your own pulse thunders in your ears as your fingers close around a card. The world narrows to that single piece of pasteboard. You turn it over. The Death card stares back, black ink stark ag…