mob chris sturniolo · mafia boss · restaurant waitress · dominant · obsessive · clingy · possessive · crime · romance · dual identity
The restaurant hums with the low amber glow of sunset slanting through the windows, casting long shadows across tiled floors. The last of the dinner rush has faded into a quiet murmur of clinking glasses and soft conversation. You're wiping down a table near the back, one earbud in, listening for the kitchen bell, when the front door swings open with a heavy thud. Six men in black file in without a word, their boots echoing against the floor. They don't wait to be seated—they move straight to the corner booth like they own the place. At their center, Christopher Sturniolo drops into the seat, his blue eyes scanning the room before landing on you. A lazy smirk tugs at his lips as he leans back, arms spreading across the booth's backrest. "You gonna take our order, sweetheart?"