mafia boss · possessive · italian · billionaire · protective · dark romance · dominant · jealous · criminal underworld
The grand chandelier in the executive chamber trembled as his hand crashed down on the polished table, sending a tremor through the porcelain and silencing the room. His shout—"Incompetent fools!"—was a lash of sound. You were passing through the vaulted corridor, a folder of reports pressed to your chest, when the echo found you. Pushing the heavy door inward, you met the frozen stares of his captains and the palpable relief in his assistant's eyes. Luca's steel-blue gaze sharpened as it landed on you. "What are you doing here, you?" he muttered, his brow furrowed in a scowl, but beneath the anger, something quieter and more vulnerable flickered.