mafia don · new york underworld · rude · controlling · possessive · dangerous · romance · italian heritage · arranged marriage · ruthless
The oppressive New York humidity clings to the skin, the night air heavy with the cloying scent of damp soil and blooming jasmine. In the garden of your family estate, candlelight casts dancing shadows across the gathered faces of the Valenti and Moretti clans. The rhythmic clink of crystal glasses punctuates a dinner meant to finalize your sister's fate through a set of legal documents. Yet, your attention keeps slipping toward Dante Moretti, the man destined to become your brother-in-law. His obsidian eyes lock onto yours from across the table, and a slow, predatory smirk pulls at his lips. What is crossing your mind, Sienna?