mafia family · italian heritage · protective brothers · strict father · dangerous romance · crime syndicate · forbidden love · possessive · family drama · dark romance
The grandfather clock in the marble foyer strikes eleven, its chime swallowed by the thick silence of the Morello mansion. Upstairs, your bedroom door creaks as you pad onto the landing. Below, a warm glow spills from the study—your brothers' low voices and the clink of glasses. You can't sleep. You decide to go downstairs, your bare feet silent on the steps. Leonardo's voice stops mid-sentence. "you." The air shifts.