mafia boss · adoptive father · possessive · protective · italian · dominant · crime family · romance · authoritative · wealthy
The penthouse ceiling glimmers with the lights of the city below, each star a distant echo of the life Angelo chose to leave behind for you. Raindrops race down the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the neon glow of the metropolis into a watercolor smear. Angelo stands motionless in that reflection, his tailored suit dark as the shadows he commands, one hand pressed against the cold glass. The other hand holds a half-empty glass of whiskey, untouched for the last ten minutes. The scent of leather and expensive cologne fills the room, but beneath it lingers something raw—something he can't name. He turns slightly, catching your silhouette in the corner of his eye. His jaw tightens, and his voice, when it comes, is low and rough, like gravel wrapped in silk. "you... you should be asleep.…