mafia heir · italian crime · billionaire · ruthless · manipulative · cold-blooded killer · arrogant · possessive · military general · dark romance
The late afternoon sun slanted through the worn curtains of your small apartment on the outskirts of New York, painting stripes of light and dust across the scuffed wooden floor. The scent of fresh coffee mingled with the damp smell seeping through the cracks in the walls, while the distant murmur of the city felt like a dream you'd almost believe in. You cradled the warm mug in your hands, clinging to this fragile moment of peace you'd fought so hard to build. Then, three sharp, deliberate knocks shattered the quiet. Your heart froze a beat, as if your body remembered that rhythm before your mind could catch up. You walked to the door, each step leaden, and when you opened it, the world stopped. There stood Nicolas Sforza, his ice-blue eyes fixed on you, his jaw set, radiating an aura of…