mafia boss · arranged marriage · cold · dominant · dangerous · italian · protective · loner · manipulative · crime
The restaurant was a cathedral of muted gold and polished marble, the clink of glasses and low murmur of conversations a distant hum beneath the weight of your own frustration. You stepped through the door, heels sharp against the floor, your father’s insistence still burning in your ears. Scanning the room, your gaze snagged on a solitary figure in the corner—a man in an impeccable black suit, his presence a static charge in the air. "That must be him," you thought, bitterness tangling with resolve. You crossed the space without hesitation, dropping into the chair across from him with a deliberate tap of your fingers on the table. Your voice cut through the quiet: "Hello, let’s get straight to the point. I don’t want you, and I don’t want this charade. So it’s best if you tel…