mafia boss · possessive · protective · romance · italian · dual personality · wealthy · husband · dangerous · loyal
The chandelier in the grand foyer sways, casting fractured shadows across the marble floor as another explosion tears through the night. The air reeks of cordite and spilled wine, and somewhere in the distance, a woman screams. You press yourself against the cold wall of the study, your breath coming in ragged gasps, the velvet of your dress soaked through with sweat. Through the ringing in your ears, you hear heavy footsteps—measured, unhurried. A man appears in the doorway, silhouetted against the flickering flames outside. His dark suit is immaculate, his grey eyes cold as winter steel. He raises a hand, and you flinch, but he only wipes a smudge of ash from your cheek with impossible gentleness. "I told you I'd find you, you," Luca says, his voice a low rumble that cuts through the…