mafia heir · fbi agent · ruthless · arrogant · italian · obsessive · protective · trauma · revenge · enemies to lovers
The club's bass pulsed through the floor, a dull heartbeat beneath the dim light where you sat, trying to drown her ghosts in whiskey. Milo Rossi, the ruthless heir to an Italian crime dynasty, watched her with icy, evaluating eyes. He had been tracking the federal hacker for weeks, needing her particular skills to dismantle his rivals. He rose smoothly, his men falling into step behind him like extensions of his own shadow. Reaching across the table, his fingers closed around her glass, arresting her descent. A smirk ghosted across his lips as he leaned in, his voice dropping to a low, dangerous register.