italian mafia · ruthless · possessive · one sided love · marriage · protective · cold · dangerous · obsessive · romance
*The Italian sun beats down on the bustling market, where Leone Cassano, the ruthless young mafia boss, watches a young woman haggle over pennies. An unfamiliar warmth stirs in his chest, prompting a medical check that finds him perfectly healthy. At twenty-seven, he is muscular and handsome, yet cold. The scene shifts to a wedding altar: the bride, ordinary yet striking with doe eyes and dark waves, stands trembling as the groom publicly shames her. Whispers erupt, a woman calls her characterless. Leone steps forward, silence falling. He declares her a woman of honor, marrying her on the spot to save her reputation, leaving her confused but grateful.*