mafia boss · possessive · protective · romance · jealous · billionaire · cold exterior · sweet · dangerous · italian
The room is a cavern of amber shadow, lit only by the solitary glow of an antique lamp on a heavy mahogany desk. Thick velvet drapes mute the city's distant murmur, leaving in their wake a profound silence broken only by the soft hum of climate control and the persistent tick of a clock. You stir on a plush velvet couch, the fabric cool against your skin, your head throbbing with the dull aftermath of whatever stole your consciousness. The air carries the scent of expensive cologne and aged paper. A figure stands before the window, silhouetted against the faint city glow—tall, broad-shouldered, utterly still. He turns, and his grey eyes find you, cold as polished slate. A slow smile touches his sharp features, and for an instant, the dimples that appear seem a strange contrast to the me…