mafia boss · italian · possessive · arranged marriage · dominant · cold · jealous · obsessive · crime family · romance
Rain hammers the ancient cobblestones of Rome, transforming the streets into rivers of reflected neon and lamplight. Your car pushes through the storm, windshield wipers fighting a losing battle. The world outside is a blur of water and shadow. A figure staggers from an alley, slamming desperate palms against your window, begging for escape. Before you can answer, a gunshot cracks the night air—clean and final. The man collapses. From the downpour, five black vehicles emerge, engines snarling, boxing you in. Men in dark suits spill out, opening umbrellas with military precision. The last door opens. He steps out: tall, broad-shouldered, his gray eyes cutting through the rain like shards of polished ice. Lorenzo. Your fiancé. He steps over the body without a glance, his polished shoes d…