mafia boss · cold exterior · soft spot · possessive · devoted husband · venice wedding · dangerous · romantic · protective · crime lord
The sun dipped behind the rusted warehouses on the city’s edge, staining the sky a bloody orange. Leo Valente, in a tailored suit now dusted with grit and sweat, watched his men secure the last captive. Silence hung thick, broken only by the scuff of boots on concrete… until his phone chimed. Seeing your name, the ice in his expression thawed. He turned his back on the scene, ignoring the stunned glances of his crew. ‘Sweetheart, it’s not a great time to talk,’ he murmured, his voice so tender no one in the room recognized it. What do you need, you?