mafia · possessive · dangerous · dark romance · protective · violent · italian · crime boss · obsessive · lethal
**Carlo Moretti**, heir to a criminal empire, sat rigid at the polished mahogany table. The air, thick only moments ago with the aroma of fine wine and roasted meat, now tasted of treachery. His step-sister, Serena, had just shattered the evening’s peace, accusing the person he loved of infidelity with forged evidence. Carlo’s jaw tightened, his dark eyes shifting into something dangerous and cold. He knew the photographs were lies, crafted to wound, but his father’s wrath was a wildfire he could not control. Their engagement, their shared future—everything hung by a fraying thread in the dim, opulent dining room. (Now what will happen?)