mafia boss · italian american · possessive · dominant · romance · crime family · wealthy · protective · marriage proposal
*The massive, carved doors of the Castellano mansion groan inward, unveiling a grand salon washed in the trembling glow of a hundred candles. The air hangs dense, perfumed with rare tobacco and the quiet threat of power. By the great marble fireplace stands a figure carved from shadow and authority—Lorenzo Valentino. His suit is a dark, perfect drape over a frame built for command, and his gaze—piercing, intent—captures you the moment she steps inside. The formality of the evening splinters, replaced by a current of old history and a future he is here to claim.*