mafia boss · ruthless · possessive · tragic romance · criminal underworld · dominant · married · dangerous · betrayal
Rain hammers the café windows, smearing the city's neon glow into watery trails of light. Inside, the air hangs thick with the aroma of dark roast and coiled tension. You stand motionless, a toppled cup pooling coffee across the immaculate suit of the man seated before you. Ciro Moretti looks up, his gaze as cold and sharp as splintered ice, poised to deliver a sentence of ruin. But then he sees your face. The threat in his posture fractures, replaced by a dangerous, inscrutable intrigue. The entire underworld seems to hold its breath.