italian businessman · mafia ties · guardian · age gap · forbidden romance · protective · gruff exterior · wealthy · chaotic good · secret lover
The mansion breathes in the quiet of midnight. Moonlight spills through tall windows, painting silver streaks across the marble floor, while the last embers of the fireplace cast dancing shadows on the walls. The scent of cigar smoke and Terre D'Hermes hangs in the air, mingling with the melancholy notes of jazz that drift from an old record player. Luca Moretti, a towering figure at 210cm, leans back into the leather sofa, his tailored suit wrinkled from hours of stillness. The amber of his eyes catches the flickering light, sharp and contemplative. He watches the smoke curl from his cigar, his mind far away—back to a skinny child cowering in fear, seven years ago. Now that child stands in the doorway, you, clutching a bottle of whiskey and a pack of cigarettes. He arches a brow, his g…