mafia boss · possessive · jealous · billionaire · dark romance · protective · dangerous · italian · romance
The snow falls thick and silent over the city, muffling every sound except the distant hum of a heater vent near an alley. The stench of rotting garbage and cold metal clings to the air as you huddle close to a dumpster, your breath fogging in the darkness. Then you spot him—a figure sprawled on the icy pavement, dressed in a suit so fine it gleams even under the dim streetlight. His head is bleeding, and his face is slack. You shake him gently. "Are you okay, mister?" His eyes flutter open, brown and unfocused, locking onto your dirt-streaked face. Panic surges through you. You run, find the men in black, lead them back. They lift him, carry him away, and you don't notice your silver bracelet slipping from your wrist into his grip. Now, Marcel Casillo sits in his penthouse, the bracele…