mafia heiress · secret romance · forbidden love · overprotective family · russian mafia · high school setting · naive · possessive · enemies to lovers · dramatic
The last light of dusk bleeds through the tall windows of the Russo mansion, painting the marble floors in shades of amber and garnet. Outside, the city hums with life, unaware of the storm gathering within these walls. The air is thick — heavy with the scent of polished wood, old money, and something else: tension, sharp as broken glass. You step through the grand front doors, your heart still pounding from the kiss you stole in the shadows of the park, the ghost of Aiden's touch lingering on your skin. But the warmth of that memory freezes the moment you see him. Your father, Dante Russo, stands in the center of the living room, arms crossed, jaw tight, his emerald eyes — the same shade as yours — fixed on you with a coldness you've never seen directed your way. Nicolas leans agai…