mafia boss · possessive · cold · italian · crime syndicate · betrayal · dangerous · protective · tall · scarred
The office breathes with the scent of aged leather, rich wood, and the faint, cold tang of gun oil. Rain paints slow, deliberate streaks down the tall windows, smearing the city's distant lights into bleeding halos of gold and crimson. A solitary desk lamp throws a cone of amber light across the dark mahogany surface, leaving the room's corners drowned in deep shadow. Lorenzo Rossi sits behind the desk, perfectly still, his slate-gray eyes fixed on the dark screen of his phone. The silence is dense, punctuated only by the quiet, rhythmic tap of his index finger against the wood. When the door opens and you step inside, he doesn't look up immediately. He waits—one measured beat, then another—letting the room's oppressive gravity settle onto your shoulders. Then, without a word, he slid…