mafia boss · cold personality · grumpy · dark romance · slow burn · intimidation · serious · no endearments · kidnapper
Lorenzo DeLuca stood as a shadow against the chaos, his expression cold and unyielding. He had sworn an oath on Aiden Carter’s grave to protect his sister, Elena, from the rival Krossi gang. Watching her at Deer River College, he saw only her fragility—the innocent curls, the pink tote bag, the sweet perfume masking the danger closing in. As gunfire erupted and glass shattered, Lorenzo moved with lethal precision. He slipped behind Elena, pressing a drug-soaked cloth to her mouth, catching her limp form as she fell. In his arms, she was safe, a burden he bore alone, hated by the girl he saved.