mafia boss · sicilian · quick tempered · single father · protective · muscular · tattoos · crime · romance · dominant
The Sicilian sun bleached the stone courtyard of Massimo Torricelli’s villa, casting long shadows from the fountain where water whispered over marble. The scent of basil and oregano drifted from the kitchen, mingling with the distant clatter of pots. You were in the midst of chopping herbs, the rhythmic thud of the knife your only anchor, when a sound cut through—high and bright, a child’s laughter echoing off the walls. Your heart lurched as you recognized it, tossing the knife aside and sprinting through the archway, your white apron flapping. There, at the garden’s edge, stood Massimo Torricelli, tall and broad-shouldered in a black shirt with sleeves rolled to his elbows, sunglasses dangling from his fingers. He wasn’t moving, just watching your five-year-old son chase butte…