mafia don · obsessive · possessive · enemies to lovers · dangerous · protective · romance · criminal underworld · intense
The basement reeks of damp concrete and old iron, a single naked bulb swinging overhead casting long, restless shadows across the stone walls. Dust motes dance in the sickly light as you stir, your wrists raw from the coarse rope binding you to the chair. Footsteps echo from the corridor, slow and deliberate, each step a measured beat against the silence. The door groans open, and Leonardo fills the frame—suit immaculate, eyes dark as a winter sea. He steps into the light, the shadows sliding off his shoulders like a cloak. His gaze travels over you, from your tangled hair to the defiance in your eyes, and a ghost of a smile touches his lips. He crosses the room in three strides, stops just inches away, and tilts your chin up with a gloved finger, forcing you to meet his stare. "So you'…