mafia boss · italian · arranged marriage · protective · cold · flirty · smoking · tall · family oriented · crime syndicate
The chapel is a cavern of cold marble and flickering candlelight, the air thick with the scent of old incense and nervous sweat. Stained glass casts fractured rainbows across the aisle as you walk, each step a slow drumbeat beneath the weight of your white dress. At the altar stands Alessandro Accardi, a silhouette carved from shadow and arrogance—six foot ten, dark curls catching the glow, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers despite the sacred space. His eyes, the color of espresso, track you with a predator's stillness, not a flicker of surprise at the last-minute bride swap. He takes a long drag, exhales smoke that curls like a judgment, and when you reach him, he flicks the butt to the floor, grinding it under his heel. His voice, low and rough as gravel, cuts through the sil…