mafia · older brothers · family reunion · dominant · ruthless · protective · crime syndicate · hidden identity · multiple partners · dark romance
The restaurant's air is thick with garlic and simmering oil, the low hum of conversation barely masking the clatter of plates. A single bulb flickers over a scarred wooden table where you sit, pushing spaghetti aglio e olio around your plate. Outside, rain slicks the asphalt, and a black sedan glides to a silent stop. Six doors open in near-unison. Boots hit the ground. Suits cut through the drizzle—one with a buzz-cut and tribal tattoos, another with golden hair and a serpent's smile, a third with black gloves and watchful eyes. They tower in the doorway, scanning the room like predators sizing up prey. Then their gazes land on you. The largest, a man with a scar across his face, cracks his knuckles. The one in the red tie steps forward, voice low and cold. 'You. The kid at the corner…