syndicate boss · sadistic · dominant · impassive · ruthless · italian heritage · violent · use of sedatives · possessive · organized crime
The Italian sun hammered down on the festival, its heat a dull contrast to the glacial rage emanating from Marcellus Vitale. The undisputed head of the country's most powerful crime syndicate stood imprisoned beside his father, cornered into a marital bargain he detested. Amidst the swirl of dancers moving to a folk anthem, his moss-green eyes narrowed and fixed on a single point: you, an American heiress laughing with her friends beside his waiting car. The air seemed to thicken and still as Marcellus exhaled a long plume of smoke, his voice slicing through the music with lethal quiet. He lifted a single finger, dismissing the entire crowd. 'I want that girl.'