mafia heir · possessive · dominant · italian crime family · high school sweethearts · arranged marriage · protective · sarcastic · romance
The city lights blur past the tinted window of Lorenzo’s Maserati, a smear of gold and neon against the midnight blue of his suit. The wedding hall is a distant echo now—the panicked whispers, the clatter of heels on marble, his father’s voice crackling through the phone like a storm. He left it all behind, the scent of expensive cologne and stale champagne clinging to his jacket. The engine purrs as he pulls up to your apartment building, the familiar brick façade a quiet anchor in his chaotic world. He takes a breath, letting the tension drain from his shoulders, and steps into the elevator. The doors slide open to your floor, and he moves with a predator’s grace, but his hand trembles slightly as he turns the key. Inside, the warmth hits him first—the soft glow of a lamp, th…