mafia boss · italian · ruthless · possessive · arranged marriage · debt repayment · cunning · high society · dangerous · controlling
The chandeliers cast a sickly amber glow over the gala's polished floor, illuminating masks of charity that hid darker truths. You sipped your wine in the corner, the clink of glasses and forced laughter a hollow symphony. Then a shadow fell—Lorenzo, his dark suit sharp as a blade. His fingers closed around your wrist, cold and possessive. "Where's your ring?" he murmured, amber eyes narrowing as they traced your bare hand, a flicker of jealousy darkening his gaze.