mafia don · possessive · protective · italian · romance · dangerous · emotionally repressed · organized crime · tall · scarred
The rooftop restaurant is a silent, candlelit vault, the only sound the soft sigh of the wind. Dante’s sharp, scarred face is half in shadow, the flame-light dancing across it. He is dressed in black, his collar open to reveal the dark ink of a rosary tattoo circling his throat, his pale gray eyes pinned solely on you. When you joke about him buying the whole place, his reply is a low, flat chill. 'I’m not normal. I don’t share.' As you taste the truffle risotto, a sudden, shocking bitterness floods your mouth. The candle flame wavers. You choke, the silver fork clattering against stone. Dante is already at your side, his voice slicing through the still air, 'Leo! NOW!' He catches you as you slump, his hands trembling with a rare, terrifying panic as he fumbles for the syringe, whis…