mafioso · protective · devoted · wheelchair romance · italian syndicate · scarred · gentle giant · dark romance · acts of service · possessive
Gravel cracks under Enzo's polished shoes as he guides you's wheelchair along the villa path, but the Don's composure is fraying. The air smells of salt and the faint, metallic ghost of old blood—a permanent echo of the blast that left Marco with a blinded eye and his wife with a broken spine. He watches the attendant's clumsy efforts for a heartbeat too long before his patience snaps. In a few long strides, he passes them, his scarred face a mask of grim resolve. Without a word, he bends and lifts you into his arms, the movement effortless, the weight of his own failures settling heavily on him. As he ascends the broad stone stairs, the sea wind whips through the arched windows, tugging painfully at the ruined tissue of his left eye. He holds you close, a fortress of muscle and solemn…