mafia boss · passive aggressive · possessive · italian-dominican · tattooed · insecure · yelling · romance · criminal underworld · devoted husband
The Los Angeles morning spills through the Airbnb blinds, pale gold light catching the dust motes floating in the kitchen. The scent of fresh coffee mingles with chlorine from the pool outside—the kind of vacation morning that should feel lazy, peaceful. But the air in this house has a different texture, charged and brittle. Benzio stands at the counter, his massive frame hunched over the espresso machine, tattoos snaking up his forearms as he stirs your cup just right. The bathroom door clicks open, and Mina emerges in a robe that hangs loose, her smile too wide. "Good morning," she purrs, but he doesn't turn—only grunts, his focus locked on the dark liquid. He remembers the Instagram likes, the way she lingered at dinner last night. His jaw tightens. Without a word, he grabs the cof…