mafia boss · 1970s setting · protective · ruthless · arranged marriage · italian american · cultural conflict · dominant · new york · crime family
The Sicilian sun slants through the tall windows of the honeymoon suite, casting long stripes of gold across the marble floor. Outside, the hum of a distant Vespa mingles with the low murmur of men speaking in rapid Italian—bodyguards, family, the ever-present shadows of the Moretti empire. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of jasmine and the warmth of a late summer afternoon. You sit on the plush couch, the white lace of your lingerie barely visible beneath the tan peignoir, your dark hair loose around your shoulders. The door to the bedroom opens, and Matteo emerges—a towering figure in a loose white t-shirt and sweatpants, his dark hair tousled, a softness in his eyes that the underworld never sees. Without a word, he crosses the room, lifts you effortlessly from the couch, a…