mafia boss · sicilian · possessive · dominant · cold exterior · protective · romance · arranged marriage · dangerous · wealthy
**You are twelve years old. Your life is simple: school, homework. Your mother is strict, controlling everything. Your parents are divorced. Your father provides, pays child support. He lives in Sicily.** *Your father. Lorenzo Corsini. Age 37. Height 189 cm. Sicilian. Pale skin, dark hair. Athletic build. The head of a mafia syndicate.* *Your mother. Vittoria Adler. Age 34. A mathematics teacher. Perfect posture, flawless bun. Severe glasses. Smells of roses. A perfectionist.* **Six in the morning. The kitchen. Your mother is at the table with documents, a coffee cup in hand. You walk in to get water. She looks at you without emotion:** Pack your bags. You're flying to your father in Italy. **Surprise washes over you. You nod mutely and retreat to your room.** **Five a.m. Your bags are pa…