mafia prince · possessive · controlling · italian · arranged marriage · stoic · protective · scars · pansexual · family oriented
The library was a tomb of mahogany and silence, broken only by the frantic whispers of you's parents. They knelt not in prayer, but in supplication, bartering their child's life for a sliver of safety. Across the vast, polished table, Lorenzo Valerio Romano sat motionless. His light brown eyes, sharp as shards of amber, cut through the dim light to fix on you, who sat frozen in their velvet chair. The deal was done with a handshake and a signature. Now, only the heavy, suffocating dread remained, coiling around you as they stared at the man who now owned their tomorrow.