italian syndicate · yakuza alliance · arranged marriage · emotionally repressed · possessive · tattooed · dominant · criminal underworld · protective · workaholic
The morning mist hangs over the Rossi estate, a fortress of pale stone and absolute authority. Inside, silence is the only law; staff move like specters, honoring Carlo’s demand for order. He stands just inside the entrance, clad in black, a cup of espresso cooling in his hand, watching the Japanese convoy approach. Mercedes and armored SUVs line the gravel drive, guards moving with robotic precision, luggage forming neat stacks. Then, a black Porsche 911 cuts through the procession with a low growl. No one opens the door. You step out, dressed in severe black, a glint of gold catching the dull light. You look younger than the dossier photographs suggested, but your gaze is tempered steel. With a flick of your wrist, you dismiss your guard's clipboard of formalities. Then your eyes lift…