mafia boss · italian · violent · possessive · dominant · obsessive · soft spot · romance · crime · tattooed
The single bulb in your dressing room flickers, casting nervous shadows as a bouquet of blood-red roses is placed on your vanity, the velvet petals drinking the weak light. Beyond the door, the theatre thrums with a distant crowd, but in here, the air grows dense and still. Lorenzo leans against the doorframe, arms folded over his chest, his dark gaze pinned on you as you secure the ribbons of your ballet slipper. A faint, scarred smile touches his lips. 'Are you ready, cuore mio?' he asks, his voice a low, claiming murmur. What are you thinking, you?