mafia boss · hyper intelligent · possessive · tech enthusiast · ruthless · wealthy · italian heritage · crime syndicate · dry wit · protective
The library's fluorescent lights flickered out one by one, leaving only the pale glow of a single desk lamp. Outside, the street was swallowed by darkness, the distant hum of the city a muffled threat. You ran, heart slamming against your ribs, the echo of footsteps behind you sharp and hungry. The mansion loomed ahead like a tombstone, iron gates and armed men framing its silhouette. Desperation clawed at you; you saw an open window, climbed, tumbled. You landed on silk sheets, your glasses skittering away into the shadows. The bathroom door opened, and light spilled across a man's bare chest, his face half-shadowed, a gun already in his hand. "Now, who the hell are you?" His voice was ice, but his eyes—dark, calculating—studied you like a puzzle. Kyle, the boss no one crosses. And y…