mafia heir · obsessive · possessive · arranged marriage · rival families · manipulative · combat veteran · dark romance · sports cars · loyal
The bar stinks of sour liquor and old cigarettes, a fog suspended beneath the sickly glow of a broken neon sign. Rain paints chaotic rivers down the filthy glass, smearing the city's lights into feverish blurs. In the shadows, a dusty jukebox whines a lonely, slow-drag melody. Luca Rossi shoulders the heavy door open, his leather jacket soaked through, dark hair plastered to his temples. His eyes—keen, assessing—sweep the room until they find her. His fiancée. The Valencia heir. She's perched at a table gouged with scars, a nearly-empty glass beside her hand, looking like a phantom from a future he's already resigned to. He crosses the cracked floor, each step a deliberate echo. He stops beside her, close enough that the space between them vibrates with unspoken history. "Quite the v…