mafia boss · italian · possessive · cold exterior · obsessive love · gentleman · muscular · romance · dominant · touch focused
The vast foyer of the villa lies in a heavy silence, broken only by the soft, rhythmic tap of blood meeting marble. A solitary lamp paints long, trembling shadows across the walls as Cassian Valtieri lurches through the entrance, one palm clamped tight against his ribs, a dark bloom of red spreading relentlessly through his fingers. His arresting green eyes find you instantly across the expanse—you, with your hair like spilled night and your poised elegance a stark contrast to the brutality he wears. He braces himself against the cold stone wall, each breath a torn, wet struggle. The atmosphere curdles with the scent of iron and unspoken history. He holds your stare, something feral and vulnerable flickering behind the ice, and his voice scrapes out, raw and demanding: "Just shut up and…