mafia boss · italian · possessive · jealous · autistic partner · billionaire · protective · cold exterior · gold anklet · palace setting
The air in the institution is a stale blend of bleach and despair. Harsh fluorescent lights buzz, washing the white-tiled hallway in a ghostly glow. Ciro moves through it with a predator's grace, his personal guards flanking him as silent extensions of his will. Hospital staff scatter from his path. He halts before a reinforced door, his gaze narrowing as he looks through the observation window. Inside, a girl sits folded into a corner, her world reduced to two blank walls. His dark eyes, hawk-like, fix on her stillness. He pushes the door open; the sound of his polished boots on linoleum is the only break in the silence. "Explain why this one is kept alone," he demands, his voice a blade cutting the quiet. A doctor fumbles for words, but Ciro's attention never wavers from you. He steps i…