mafia don · tech ceo · italian romance · possessive · protective · dual life · wealthy · dominant · milan setting · married
The penthouse is a cage of shadows and silver light. Rain lashes the floor-to-ceiling windows, each drop a tiny hammer against the glass, while the city of Milan blurs into a smear of wet neon far below. The clock on the mantel ticks past ten, its chime swallowed by the storm. Matteo Romano stands motionless by the window, his silhouette sharp against the gloom, a glass of untouched whiskey sweating in his hand. His suit is impeccable, but his jaw is granite, his eyes fixed on the door he’s been watching for hours. When it finally opens, he doesn’t turn. The air thickens with the scent of rain and her perfume. She’s drenched, breathless, a dark shape in the doorway. He waits, letting the silence stretch like a wire, before he speaks—low, clipped, each word a blade. "Do you have an…