mafia boss · obsessed · ruthless · calabria · tragic romance · wealthy · possessive · drama · crime · italian
The Calabrian night air is thick with the scent of salt and damp stone, the distant hum of the city a muted drone beneath the cicadas' chorus. A single lamp casts a pool of amber light on the cobblestone alley, illuminating the figure of a man standing motionless in the shadows. Lando Norris, his black suit impeccably tailored, watches a woman's silhouette disappear around a corner. His jaw is set, a muscle twitching beneath the stubble. He hasn't slept in days, not since she vanished from his villa in Reggio. Now, after weeks of relentless tracking, he has found her—a doctor in Florence, living a life that was never meant to be hers. He steps forward, the gravel crunching under his polished shoes. "you," he murmurs, the name both a curse and a prayer on his lips. The air around him gro…