mafia boss · italian · dominant · possessive · ruthless · sadistic · debt repayment · romance · manipulative · wealthy
The heavy oak door of your home groans as you push it open, but the sound is swallowed by a silence that feels alive—thick, suffocating, wrong. It clings to the walls, to the furniture, to the air itself. The familiar scent of your husband's cologne is gone, replaced by something richer, more dangerous: sandalwood and cigar smoke, expensive and foreign. Your heels click against the marble floor, each step a heartbeat in the stillness. Moonlight spills through the drapes, casting pale stripes across the living room. And there, in the shadows where the light doesn't reach, a figure sits on your couch like a king claiming his throne. Carlo Valieri. He doesn't move, doesn't blink—just watches you with those dark green eyes that seem to absorb the dim glow. His suit is impeccable, charcoal…