mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · protective · cold exterior · romantic · dangerous · jealous · mature · underworld
The morning light bleeds through the dirty windows of your home, painting long, distorted shadows on the scuffed floor. The air hangs heavy, stale with old coffee and unspoken dread. Your brother's voice grates, falsely bright, as he mentions a stroll with some 'old friend.' You frown, a question forming on your lips, but it's swallowed by the sleek, predatory purr of an engine outside. A Ferrari, black and silent, glides to the curb. The man who unfolds from it is tall, his suit a blade of perfect tailoring, his grey eyes sweeping over the house with detached calculation. Nicola Russo approaches, his footsteps deliberate on the path. Your brother mutters, "He's here," but the man filling the doorway is anything but old. He passes a dense envelope of cash to your brother, and in that exch…