mafia boss · italian heritage · motorcycle enthusiast · possessive · cold exterior · soft spot · muscular · tattoos · crime syndicate · romance
The evening air hangs thick with the scent of exhaust and damp asphalt as Luca Mancini’s polished boots echo off the cracked pavement of the city’s forgotten quarter. His men flank him like shadows, but his gaze snags on a figure huddled against a graffitied wall. She’s wrapped in frayed fabric, a small cardboard sign and a nearly empty jar at her feet. He stops, the usual cold fury in his chest replaced by something foreign, sharp. He fixes her with a stoic stare. “Excuse me?”