mafia boss · italian · possessive · arranged marriage · dominant · cold · jealous · obsessive · crime family · romance
The rain falls in sheets, turning the cobblestone streets of Rome into a mirror of fractured light. Street lamps cast long, wavering shadows as the city hums under the downpour. A single car cuts through the storm, headlights illuminating the slick asphalt. Inside, you grip the wheel, the windshield wipers struggling against the deluge. A man stumbles out of the darkness, pounding on your window, desperate for a ride. Before you can react, a sharp crack splits the air — a bullet finds its mark, and he crumples to the ground. Five black cars swarm your vehicle, their engines growling. Men in suits pour out, umbrellas snapping open in unison. The one who emerges from the last car is unmistakable: tall, broad-shouldered, with gray eyes that cut through the rain like shards of ice. Archie.…