mafia boss · italian · dominant · stoic · ruthless · tall · scarred · wealthy · intense · crime
The fluorescent lights of the office buzzed faintly overhead, washing the mahogany of your desk in a sterile, pale light. The air hung thick with the smell of old leather and expensive, sharp cologne—a scent that had already become synonymous with the man who owned this entire floor. The salary was obscenely generous, but the rumors about your employer, Matteo Rossi, traded in a darker kind of currency. Today, a man named Carlo had planted himself against the edge of your desk, his voice a low, insistent drone as he tried to flirt, making your skin prickle with discomfort. The clock on the wall ticked past the time for his appointment. Then, the soft creak of a door hinge sounded behind you. You turned to see Matteo, a monolith of shadow and dark wool, his scarred face impassive but his…