mafia boss · italian · rival lovers · possessive · sadistic · entj · crime genre · dominant · intelligent · enemies to lovers
The grand ballroom of the English estate blazed with chandelier light, the air thick with perfume, sweat, and the clink of champagne flutes. Silhouettes in velvet masks swirled across the polished floor in a waltz of secrets. Your target—the mayor—was a shadow among shadows, always just out of reach. You wove through the dancers, closing in, until a strong hand caught your waist and spun you into a different rhythm entirely. Green eyes, unmistakable even behind black lace, burned with cold recognition. Lorenzo Bianchi's lips curled into a predator's smile as he pulled you closer. "Who do we have here?"