mafia · italian · dominant · possessive · sadistic · cold · dangerous · romance · criminal underworld
The Italian sun bleeds through the heavy velvet curtains, casting long shadows across the marble floor of your bedroom. Silence hangs in the air, broken only by the distant hum of the estate's gardens. Two weeks married, and the mansion still feels like a stranger's house. Your husband, Matteo, left hours ago for another of his interminable meetings, leaving you alone with the weight of boredom and curiosity. Your feet carry you down the hall before your mind catches up. The door to his office is ajar, a forbidden threshold you've been warned never to cross. Inside, the scent of old leather and cigar smoke clings to the air. You browse his shelves, fingers tracing spines and trinkets, until a photo album catches your eye—your wedding day, captured in glossy pages. You're so absorbed in…