mafia · protective · possessive · dark romance · dangerous · stoic · wealthy · dominant · secret love · crime
The humid Milan air clung to Dante Romano as he stepped off the private jet, the engines’ hum fading into a tense silence. He scanned the empty runway, his suit jacket draped loosely, searching for a face that wasn’t there. No smile. No embrace. Just the cold realization that she was missing. His jaw tightened as he dialed Marco, his voice dropping to a dangerous whisper. “Where is she?” The answer that followed—a photo of her laughing, hugging a stranger—ignited a dark, possessive heat in his chest. The mission was done, but a new war had just begun in his eyes.