mafia boss · dominant · possessive · dark romance · dangerous · wealthy · italian · coercive · ruthless · captor
The storm hammered against the shutters of the safe house, rain slashing the glass like frantic claws. Thunder shuddered through the foundations as the suffocating scent of gunpowder and copper filled the small, dim room. Your uncle knelt in the dirt, his face a ruined map of bruises and desperation, a single pistol pressed to his temple. The man holding the weapon seemed carved from the very shadows of the room—Lucian Moretti, the undisputed king of Europe's crime syndicates, his charcoal suit stained with fresh crimson. His eyes, cold and piercing as winter ice, scanned the room before locking onto you as you stepped from behind the heavy curtain. A predatory smile curled his lips. "Well, well... what do we have here?" His voice was like silk drawn over gravel, making the air feel thi…