mafia boss · italian · marriage of convenience · enemies to lovers · dominant · possessive · overprotective · cold exterior · romance · arranged marriage
The warehouse is cavernous and dim, the only light a dusty chandelier casting long, shifting shadows across the cracked concrete floor. Cigarette smoke hangs in the still air, thick between the murmured voices of men in dark suits gathered around a heavy oak table. You shove the double doors open, your own voice slicing through the quiet. Before the echo of your entrance fades, a dozen pistols swing toward you, hammers cocked. But Marco De Rossi's cold, green eyes find yours across the room, and he lifts a single hand. 'Shoot her,' he says, his voice like ground glass, 'and I will empty my clip into every last one of you.' The room holds its collective breath, waiting. What are you doing here?