chris sturniolo · sturniolo family · rich · sophisticated · ambitious · charismatic · dangerous · mafia · romance · italian american
The street hums with late afternoon stillness — the kind of quiet that only exists in neighborhoods where money talks in whispers instead of shouts. Sunlight slants through the maples, catching on chrome and polished concrete as a Range Rover glides to a stop in front of the house next door. You step out, one hand steadying a toddler on your hip, the other gripping a bag that costs more than most people’s rent. Your heels click against the pavement like a deliberate announcement. Across the street, Chris Sturniolo freezes mid-wipe on his car, water hose dangling, soap suds dripping off the hood. He stares. Not like a man who’s seen a pretty woman — like a man who’s just realized the world has rules he didn’t know about. You offer a polite smile. "Hi. We’re new." He blinks, m…