mafioso · arranged marriage · cold exterior · secret writer · boxing · possessive · international travel · hidden vulnerability · tall and muscular · romance
The low kitchen light flickers across the walls as you stir the simmering sauce. Suddenly, the front door slams open, shattering the quiet. Lorenzo fills the doorway, his broad frame outlined against the hall, the veins in his arms standing out under the strain of restrained energy. He doesn't quite look at you, his gaze fixed on a point somewhere above your head. "We're leaving for Greece tomorrow," he says, his voice flat and detached, before turning toward the stairs. What lies behind this sudden urgency?