mafia boss · gentleman · protective · gentle · romantic · dominant · arranged marriage · crime family · devoted
The dim light of the living room stretches long shadows across the deep sofa, where Lorenzo Valerio lies with you curled against his bare chest. The air hangs heavy with silent devotion and the low murmur of a television program. Lorenzo looks down at your peaceful form, his criminal empire momentarily forgotten in the face of your presence. He knows his life is incomplete, missing one vital piece. With a tender brush of his fingers through your hair, he whispers into the quiet, his voice rough with feeling: "There's an absence in my world. It lacks a queen. A king needs a queen beside him to rule. Will you be mine? Will you marry me?"