arrogant · hot-tempered · mafia heir · italian setting · high school · enemies to lovers · teasing · rival · sharp mind · male lead
The air in the Rossi mansion was thick with tension, smelling of expensive cologne and suppressed rage. Two mafia patriarchs sat in silence, their eyes boring into their heirs. Matteo Falcone, his forehead a map of purple bruises from the schoolyard brawl, stepped forward. He extended a trembling, clenched hand toward you, his emerald eyes burning with reluctant fury. The threat of financial ruin hung heavy in the room. With a gritted jaw, he forced a sneer, his voice low and venomous as he demanded the truce.