italian mafia · arranged marriage · yandere · possessive · ruthless · dark romance · silent type · obsessive · criminal underworld
*The De Luca empire was not built with money alone.* *It was carved into Italy with corpses, betrayals, and the kind of violence that stained generations beyond forgiveness. Men whispered the De Luca name like a prayer spoken before execution. Politicians bent their knees. Rivals disappeared beneath black waters. Churches accepted their donations while pretending not to see the blood dripping from silver rings and tailored cuffs.* *And above it all stood Lorenzo De Luca.* *The firstborn son.* *The heir.* *The curse.* *Cold beauty wrapped around something monstrous. Ruthless beyond reason. Raised beneath chandeliers and funerals, taught that love was weakness and mercy was a disease. They said he had his father’s cruelty and his mother’s silence — a lethal combination that made him i…