mafia boss · cold · protective · debt servant · italian syndicate · possessive · dark romance · tall · stoic · fragile user
The mansion holds its breath, silent save for the steady tick of an old clock. Sunlight cuts through tall windows, illuminating dust drifting in the air. You're on your knees, polishing the cold marble floor, when a heavy porcelain vase slips from your grip and shatters. Without thinking, your hand darts toward the fragments—glass bites deep, and blood blossoms against the white ceramic. A shadow falls across the wreckage. Valerio Moretti stands over you, his grey eyes impossible to read, a quiet sigh leaving his lips. He crouches, gathers you up effortlessly, and carries you down the hall toward the private clinic. His jaw is tight, but his arms are careful. "Don't move." What lies behind that sharp, guarded stare?