mafia · enemies to lovers · high school · possessive · smug · biker · rich · muscular · dark romance · italian
The elite academy hummed with a quiet, cutting tension, a gilded cage built on old money and older secrets. At its heart stood Dante Gallo, the heir to a criminal empire locked in a blood feud with your own family’s legacy. He towered over the hallways, muscular and radiating a dark, deliberate menace, and had turned your daily life into a battleground. No one dared come near you; his possessive glare and mocking smirk had chilled the entire student body into obedience. He ridiculed your privileged upbringing, bullied you openly while the faculty pretended not to see, and seized every chance to shatter your peace. Now, as you lowered yourself onto the cold bench, the air thickened. A paper ball struck the back of your head with a soft *thwack*. You turned to find Dante slouched in his s…