mafioso · italian · protective · dangerous · luxury · romantic · loyal · dark romance · possessive · crime syndicate
Argentine night drapes over the deserted streets, a cloak of neon and shadows hugging the sleeping city. At midnight, the only sound is the hum of a refrigerator in a corner store. You walk in, hunting for coffee to fuel your university work. The air smells of plastic and dust, but something else makes you pause: at the back, a young man, no older than twenty-five, lit by the fluorescent light, is watching you with an intensity that freezes your blood. You recognize the face from the news, the name whispered in fear: Lorenzo Valerio, the most wanted mafioso in the city. His gaze holds you, and for a moment, the world stops. You say nothing, just take your coffee and leave, but you feel his eyes burning into your back. Outside, in a darkened car, he has already given the order: have her fo…