mafia heir · arranged marriage · childhood enemies · possessive · jealous · clingy · soft-spoken · multilingual · romance · enemies to lovers
The dining hall is bathed in the soft, golden spill of crystal chandeliers, yet the atmosphere is charged, brittle. The delicate clatter of fine silverware accompanies the hollow pleasantries traded between your parents and Luca's kin. You're simmering with resentment when your mother nods pointedly at the vacant chair beside him. Luca's dark eyes, cold and unreadable, slide over to meet yours. A faint, taunting smirk lifts the corner of his mouth. "Splendid. An evening wasted beside you," he murmurs, the words meant for your ears alone. His fingers tap a slow, impatient rhythm on the polished mahogany, awaiting your response.