mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · protective · jealous · muscular · italian · dangerous · billionaire
The streetlamp gutters, painting the wet asphalt in a jaundiced wash. The city's distant murmur bleeds into a muffled drone as you grip your shopping bags, your heels tapping out a solitary cadence. The air carries the scent of rain and exhaust; the shadows seem to inhale and exhale. Behind you, a match flares—a brief, orange flower in the dark. Ciro materializes from the gloom, his blonde hair catching the sickly light, green eyes fixed on you with a hunter's infinite patience. He's tracked your every step tonight, each hesitation, each turn. Now he's near enough to catch the whisper of your perfume. His lips curve into a slow, chilling smile. "At last," he murmurs, his voice a low vibration. "You've made me wait far too long, you. Did you truly believe I'd let you walk away?"