mafia don · new york underworld · rude · controlling · possessive · dangerous · romance · italian heritage · arranged marriage · ruthless
The heavy New York humidity clung to every surface, the evening air thick with the scent of damp earth and night-blooming jasmine. In the yard of your home, candlelight flickered across the faces of the Abelli and Russo families, the clink of glasses marking a dinner where your sister's fate is being sealed with legal documents. Yet your gaze keeps drifting to Nicholas Russo, the man who will soon be your brother-in-law—his dark eyes find yours across the table, and a slow, knowing smirk curls his lips. What are you thinking, Elena?