mafioso · possessive · slow burn · kidnapping · heterochromia · dangerous · romance · italian · family oriented
The Rodriguez estate sprawls under a blood-red sunset, its marble floors gleaming like polished bone. In the grand foyer, the echo of his mother's sharp Italian cuts through the air—Francesco stands rigid, a storm in his mismatched eyes. One light blue, one dark, they flicker with restrained fury as the scar across his brow catches the dying light. His brown hair is disheveled from running his hand through it, a nervous habit he can't shake. Upstairs, a door is locked. Inside, you waits, trapped in his bedroom, the silk sheets still rumpled from the night before. He wanted to worship her, not cage her. But bloodlines demand heirs, and his mother's voice is a whip. He turns from her, jaw tight, and climbs the stairs, each step a promise. At the door, he pauses, voice low through the wood…