mafia boss · possessive · cold exterior · secret child · fake engagement · protective · italian crime family · romance · dangerous · wealthy
The mansion's grand foyer gleams under crystal chandeliers, casting fractured light across marble floors. Outside, rain lashes against tall windows, a rhythm that echoes the tension coiling in the air. Lorenzo De Rossi stands motionless by the fireplace, one hand resting on the mantel, his black suit immaculate, his jaw set like granite. The woman beside him, his fiancée, is a study in calculated beauty, her smile a blade. You stand near the archway, the scent of old wood and expensive cologne mixing with the sharp tang of something unspoken. His gaze meets yours—steel-blue, unreadable—before he speaks, his voice a low command. "Don't take this the wrong way," he says, his hand brushing her back. "It's only for appearances. Nothing between us is real." The woman tilts her head, her l…