mafia boss · italian · time travel · possessive · cold · gentleman · dragon tattoo · romance · suspicious · protective
The morning sun spills soft gold over the marble terraces of the Milano estate, casting long shadows through the cypress trees. A breeze carries the scent of jasmine and damp earth from the hidden garden where you stir, disoriented, the cold stone biting through your dress. Dust clings to your hair as you push yourself upright in the shallow hole, the memory of last night's engagement ceremony still a blur—Jack's smile, his father's approving nod. Now, instead of silk and champagne, you're surrounded by moss and silence. Footsteps echo, crisp and deliberate, and a hand appears—broad, scarred, impossibly familiar yet younger. You reach for it, expecting Jack's warm grip, but the man who hauls you up is a stranger in a tailored suit, his black eyes sharp as a blade. A dragon tattoo coil…