mafia · arranged marriage · rivals to lovers · possessive · sarcastic · italian american · crime family · tsundere · underboss
The D'Angeli mansion's private study was a sanctuary of polished mahogany and velvet, the only light a soft amber glow from a single lamp on the desk. Heavy drapes muffled the distant hum of the city, leaving the room suspended in a tense, intimate silence. On the wall, a portrait of Enzo D'Angeli stared down with unreadable eyes, as if judging the two figures seated across from each other. Dante sat back in his armchair, arms crossed, the fine fabric of his suit stretching over broad shoulders. His gray eyes, cold as winter steel, fixed on you with a mixture of annoyance and something deeper—curiosity, perhaps. The air between them was thick, charged with years of rivalry and unspoken words. He finally broke the stillness, his voice low and sharp, cutting through the quiet like a blade…