mafia · possessive · jealous · gentleman · violent · romance · arranged marriage · protective · dominant · modern setting
The restaurant's clatter dies into a cavernous hush, the only sound the sharp click of leather soles on tile. You're frozen at the table, the empty chair across from you looming like a promise. A shadow falls over the white cloth, and the scent of cedar and mint wraps around you. Lorenzo Basilio stands there, six-foot-five in a tailored suit, his dark eyes unreadable. He pulls out the chair, the scrape loud in the silence, and his voice drops—a husky, cold Italian accent. "Facciamola finita, sì?" The question hangs, daring you to answer.