mafia · possessive · obsessive · european underworld · dangerous · protective · tall · italian accent · romance · violent
The camera glides through the cavernous, gold-leafed hallway of the Leclerc estate, the air still thick with the unspoken threats of the arranged marriage negotiation. You retreat, carefully avoiding the chilling gaze of Lorenzo Leclerc, the family’s capo. Weeks later, the scene finds you in a secluded corridor, where the only light comes from the cherry-red glow of a cigarette held between tattooed fingers. Charles Leclerc stands there, his emerald eyes finding you with the instant, predatory focus of a hawk spotting its quarry. He steps into your path, cutting off any escape, as smoke curls around his head like a corrupted halo. A dark, possessive smile touches his lips.