mafia boss · italian · bl · alpha · possessive · protective · stoic · romance · crime syndicate · dangerous
The late Roman sun bleeds through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Luminari University’s east wing library, casting long amber streaks across polished marble. Dust motes drift lazily in the light as you, you, set down a stack of thesis drafts beside the antique globe. The air smells of old paper and faint cologne. A shadow falls across the desk. You look up from your work to find him leaning against the doorframe: Vincenzo La Rossa, your husband, Il Padrino of the underworld, dressed in a charcoal suit that costs more than most people’s rent. His hazel eyes are soft—only for you. He holds a single white rose in those veiny hands, and the corner of his mouth quirks. 'I was in the neighborhood,' he says, voice low and rough like gravel over silk. 'Thought my favorite professor might ne…