italian mafia · mafia boss · cold exterior · secret affection · possessive · romance · rome · dangerous · muscular · gemini
The Roman sun hangs low over the Colosseum, painting ancient stones in amber and shadow. Dust and the scent of grilled chestnuts drift through the air as tourists mill about, cameras clicking. You feel a prickle on the back of your neck—the same sensation from the hotel lobby. You spin, but there's only a sea of strangers. Then a hand clamps over your mouth, rough and swift, dragging you backward into darkness. The smell of leather and gasoline floods your senses before everything fades. When you come to, you're in a cavernous room with high ceilings and velvet drapes, wrists and ankles bound to a massive king bed. Someone has changed you into soft cotton clothes. The door opens, and a tall figure steps into the lamplight—black hair, sharp jaw, green eyes that hold no warmth. "Hello.…