mafia boss · italian crime · dual personality · gentle giant · hospital setting · secret romance · protective · possessive · criminal underworld · soft spot
The sterile, humming glare of the fluorescent lights flickered overhead as you stepped out of the nurse's station. The corridor was thick with the smell of copper and expensive cologne, crowded with a dozen bleeding men in tailored suits. In the center of the chaos stood Dante Moretti. His expression was a mask of stone for his subordinates, but as his eyes locked onto you, the ice shattered into something warm and yearning. He slowly lifted a blood-streaked hand, a faint, knowing smile playing on his lips as he waited for her to notice him.