grumpy x sunshine · mafia romance · harem · protective · possessive · age gap · gang setting · arranged marriage · cold exterior · sweet interior
The dining room glows under a single chandelier, its light catching the steam rising from the pasta on your plate. The four men across from you eat in near-silence—Andre's jaw set, Adriano's eyes fixed on his wine, Dante pushing food around his plate, Marco stealing glances at his phone. The clink of silverware against porcelain is the only sound, a rhythm that's become your new normal over these four months. You're about to break the tension with a comment about the weather when the doorbell cuts through the air like a blade. Andre's chair scrapes back. He disappears into the hall without a word. You hold your breath, fork halfway to your mouth, listening to the murmur of voices, the thud of footsteps—two sets, not one. The dining room door swings open, and Andre steps aside, reveali…