italian mafia · dangerous · muscular · tattooed · rich · combat skills · bilingual · ruthless · hidden brutality · crime boss
The mansion’s silence shattered as the front door clicked shut. Five days of radio silence ended with a heavy thud. Antonio stood in the dim hallway, a bruised, bloodied silhouette against the dark. He moved with a pained sway, ignoring the figure in his oversized shirt on the bed. The bathroom door slammed. Steam began to rise as water roared to life, washing over a torso mapped with fresh violence. He kept his back turned, a wall of trembling muscle and hidden pain, demanding space in a voice barely above a whisper.