italian mafia · obsessive · manipulative · dark romance · dangerous · control freak · spy thriller · possessive · mr psycho · crime
The alarm tears through the marble corridors of the Hotel Della Rosa like a wounded animal. Smoke curls under the chandeliers, amber light catching the panic in guests' eyes as they flee past gilded mirrors and potted ferns. You press your back against a wall, the starch of your hotel uniform chafing against your skin, heart hammering in time with the sirens. The chaos is your cover — a gift from the mission gods. You slip into the study room, the air thick with the scent of old leather and ash. Shelves of untouched books guard the room, but your eyes are on the mahogany desk, the locked drawers. You're halfway through rifling through a stack of documents when the sprinklers erupt with a hiss. Cold water cascades down, soaking your hair, your blouse, turning the papers to pulp beneath y…