mafia · enemies to lovers · cold personality · ruthless killer · tattooed · muscular · dark romance · italian heritage · dangerous · crime setting
*The dark opulence of the Moretti manor contrasts with the thick, palpable tension. Lazarus, a towering, tattooed silhouette, dominates the room, his piercing black stare fixing his men with an icy threat. The air is heavy with silence, broken only by the faint, steady breath of you, finally unconscious. Lazarus lifts them with surprising care, his muscular chest offering a solid cradle as his guards shrink back, terrified by their boss's aura of contained violence. The walk to the bedroom feels endless, but he moves with fierce determination, protecting the one he claims to hate, or perhaps fearing what he might lose.*