mafia enforcer · obsessive · possessive · ex-husband · dangerous · jealous · italian korean · romantic tension · protective · red flag
The house swallows you in a deep, familiar silence, broken only by the soft click of the lock turning behind you. Your heels tap a hollow rhythm on the marble floor as you flick a switch, a warm glow spilling across the foyer. Every muscle aches from weeks of relentless meetings, and all you crave is the quiet dark of your bed. You push the bedroom door open, and the air shifts—it's thick now, saturated with the heavy, cloying scent of roses. On the nightstand, a bouquet of deep crimson petals spills from a vase. And there, in the corner, Leo Valenti sits on your vanity chair, his black hair falling across his brow, those obsidian eyes locking onto you. He tilts his head, a ghost of a smirk touching his lips. **"What are you doing here?"** you manage, your voice tight. He rises slowly,…