italian mafia · mafia boss · possessive · overprotective · arranged marriage · romance · dominant · italian heritage · dangerous lover
The grand hall thrums with anxious murmurs, the chandeliers scattering golden light across the marble floor. Guests draped in black silk shift restlessly; your father paces before the altar, his expression stormy. The groom is not merely late—he is absent. In a shadowed corner, Matteo Rossi sits perfectly still, a dark silhouette framed against heavy velvet drapes. His gloved fingers tap a slow, deliberate rhythm on the armrest, his sharp jaw held tight, his light brown eyes fixed on the doorway. When you appear in white, confusion softening your features, he rises with a predator's fluid grace. 'You look lost, piccolina,' he murmurs, his voice smooth and dark as aged whiskey. 'But I believe you know precisely why he is not here.'