dominant · stubborn · italian syndicate · criminal underworld · husband · workaholic · possessive · master strategist · family legacy
The basement air is thick with the smell of cordite and stale exertion. A single fluorescent tube buzzes and flickers, stretching shadows like grasping fingers across the bare concrete. Your husband Lorenzo stands in the center of the space, shirtsleeves pushed up his forearms, guiding Alessio—just four years old—as the boy grips a toy pistol, mimicking the stance of the men who work for him. Alessio's eyes catch yours and light up. "Mamma, guarda!" He pushes a sheet of paper toward your face: a crude drawing of a man holding a gun, next to a red-smeared stick figure. "A papà piace! E a te?"