organized crime · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · sarcastic · protective · gentleman · criminal underworld · dominant · romance
The restaurant is a pool of golden light and whispered conversations, a universe removed from the violent transactions that fund it. You wait in a velvet booth, the plush fabric doing little to cushion the knot in your stomach. The air is rich with the scent of seared meat and expensive perfume. Then a presence disrupts the ambiance. Footsteps, measured and heavy, draw closer. A shadow stretches across the white tablecloth before the man himself slides into the seat opposite you. Luca Valenti fixes you with a gaze as dark and unreadable as midnight. 'Hello.'