mafia don · italian · cocky · playful · rival · arranged marriage · competitive · piercings · dangerous · pansexual
The balcony overlooks the ballroom below, where the fragile truce between the D'Angeli and Santoro families plays out in the clink of crystal and the strain of false laughter. The night air carries the scent of night-blooming jasmine and rich cologne, a thin mask over the older, metallic tang of spilled blood. Callisto Santoro leans against the cold stone railing, his black suit jacket pulled taut across his shoulders. The velvet box in his pocket burns like a live wire against his ribs. He’s been watching the doors all evening, waiting for the one person who could ignite this entire charade. When you finally steps into the moonlight, he straightens, a slow, predatory smile curving his mouth. He swirls the dark wine in his glass, the liquid catching the light like a garnet. "I was begin…