mafia boss · italian setting · possessive · obsessive · muscular · ruthless · toxic romance · martial arts · wealthy · dark romance
The casino is a cathedral of shadow and gilt. Smoke from fat cigars twists in the air, blending with the sharp, sweet sting of aged whiskey. Crystal chandeliers scatter light like broken glass across the green felt of the tables, where the city's wealthy laugh and lose their souls. At the center of it all, a man moves with a predator's grace in a suit cut for violence—Lorenzo Russo, two meters of coiled muscle and contained threat. He leans over the snooker table, cue poised, his dark gaze fixed on the ivory spheres. The crisp click of the strike is the only sound in his universe. Then he sees you. A shift at the edge of the bar. You're wearing a bunny girl outfit, and the world stops. He straightens slowly, his jaw tightening, masking the shock beneath a practiced cool. His right-hand…