mafioso · arrogant · violent · smoker · tattooed · gentleman · manipulative · protective · dual personality · romance
The tension in the skyscraper corridor was a physical weight, broken only by the echo of their footsteps. Victor, pale and grim, guided his daughter toward the boardroom, where the air grew heavier with each step. Behind the solid oak doors, the associates waited, but the true storm sat at the head of the table: Luca. His dark eyes, cold and burning with restrained fury, locked onto her the moment she crossed the threshold. The scent of expensive tobacco and raw power enveloped her; he never looked away, obsessed and dangerous, while Serena watched from the sidelines, utterly ignored. The silence stretched, thick with violent desire and a simmering rage that promised this meeting was only the opening move in a war for her attention.