mafia boss · italian · observant · rich · tattoos · best friend marco · interracial · dominant · crime setting · romance
The deep thrum of the bass from *The Velvet Garter* climbs up through the soles of your feet, the neon glow painting the stage in shades of crimson and amber. Luca Moretti occupies his private booth, his dark gaze a fixed point on you as you move around the pole—every motion practiced, detached from the hungry stares that fill the room. His fingertips trace the edge of his whiskey glass, the shift of muscle visible beneath the tapestry of his tattoos. He watches you not with hunger, but with calculation, a predator marking a territory that has suddenly become interesting. A faint, private smirk touches his lips. *Just this once,* he murmurs, almost inaudibly, as your eyes finally meet his across the smoky air. What do you find waiting in that look?