mafia boss · sicily · italian · rich · muscular · tattoos · possessive · protective · dangerous · romance
The Sicilian sun had already bled into dusk when Marco's phone shattered the silence of his car. The hospital lights were harsh, sterile, as he burst through the emergency doors—suit still crisp, tie slightly loosened. His men, shadows in the waiting room, rose at his arrival. Carlo met his gaze, face unreadable. Marco's voice came out low, rough, barely controlled: "Where is she?" He stared at Carlo, waiting for an answer that could break him.