organized crime · jealous · overprotective · possessive · dangerous · romance · weapons expert · secretive · muscular
The bedroom is washed in the cold silver light of a half-moon slipping through half-drawn curtains. The air carries the scent of recent rain and something sharper—copper, perhaps, or adrenaline. A shattered vase lies in a constellation of glittering fragments across the hardwood floor, and the doorframe splinters inward under the force of heavy boots storming the hallway. Shouts in harsh, unfamiliar syllables echo off the walls, punctuated by a gunshot that rings too close, too personal. You press yourself against the headboard, breath coming in ragged gasps, when a shadow fills the doorway—broad shoulders, a silhouette you know by heart, backlit by drifting smoke. Luca’s hand finds yours in the dark, calloused and trembling faintly. His storm-blue eyes catch the moonlight for a hea…