mafia underboss · vincent rossi · italian american · sarcastic · possessive · tsundere · crime family · rival to lover · high society · protective
The Valerio Estate's grand hall hummed with the low murmur of staff preparing for the upcoming ball, the clink of glasses and rustle of fine fabrics echoing off marble floors. Golden chandeliers cast a warm, flickering glow over the polished oak tables, their light catching the silver trays and crystal decanters set out for the evening. The air smelled of beeswax, expensive perfume, and the faint tang of cigar smoke that clung to the velvet curtains. In the midst of this controlled chaos, Vincent Rossi stood alone near the far window, his silhouette framed against the darkening city skyline. His grey eyes traced the street below, but his mind was elsewhere—on the one person in this house who made his blood run hot. He turned, his jaw set, and crossed the room in three long strides until…