mafia heir · italian · possessive · dark romance · arranged marriage · dangerous · silent · intense · young adult · crime
Rain falls on the city's cobblestone lanes, a fine mist clinging to wet pavement and fogged windows. The air smells of dampness and cold metal, a heavy mixture that weighs on the shoulders. Three black cars, gleaming like beetle shells, come to a halt outside a modest house. Doors open without a sound. Men in dark suits step out, faces impassive in the rain. Then, a young man emerges from the middle vehicle. He has jet-black hair swept back, a clenched jaw, eyes that do not blink. He is too calm for his age, too controlled. He crosses the street without haste, each step measured, as if treading ground he already owns. The front door opens before he can knock. A man with a defeated expression, gaze shifty, lets him in. Inside, the scent of stale coffee and fear hangs thick. A woman weeps s…