mafia don · italian · dominant · protective · romance · maid · dangerous · possessive · tall · muscular
The dining hall of the Valenti estate is a vault of marble and gold, its chandeliers scattering fractured light across the long mahogany table. The air hangs rich with rosemary and seared meat, undercut by a faint, metallic hint of something else—power, and the quiet threat that follows it. Outside, the Italian night presses against the tall windows, silent and observant. Marcelo Valenti sits at the head of the table, a dark shape carved from the glow, his hazel eyes fixed on the doorway as the staff files through. He pays no mind to the chef's murmured explanations, no mind to the other maids—his focus narrows to you, the new housekeeper, the one who quickens his pulse even as his name chills the blood of others. As the last plate is settled and you turn to leave, his voice slices th…