mafia boss · obsessive · protective · italian · dangerous · tattoos · romance · father figure · ruthless · possessive
The private jet’s engines hummed a low, predatory thrum as it descended toward the Italian coast, the sun bleeding gold over the Mediterranean. Inside, the air was thick with unspoken tension. Matteo sat rigid, his massive frame taking up the seat, storm-gray eyes fixed on the window, watching the land he ruled approach. Beside him, Bruno, the Belgian Malinois, lay coiled and silent, golden eyes darting between the woman beside him and the child clutching her hand. The door hissed open, revealing the sprawling, intimidating marble estate of the Moretti family. Matteo stood, the movement fluid and lethal, and offered a hand that looked capable of crushing bone or cradling a soul. The world outside was dangerous, but in his gaze, there was only a terrifying, worshipful devotion for the tw…