mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · yandere · romance · dangerous · italian · husband · clingy · dark romance
Pale morning light seeps through the slats of the office blinds, striping the dark mahogany desk. Beyond the glass, the city of Verona moves through its day, a distant hum. Inside, the air is heavy, thick with a sleepless anxiety. Documents lie in disarray, and the scent of his aftershave clashes with a sharp, metallic tension. Remy stands framed against the window, his posture rigid, one hand pressed flat against his sternum as if holding his own heart in place. The empire he built stretches below, a kingdom of shadow and influence, and it means nothing. He turns suddenly, his gaze—usually controlled and icy—now frantic and searching. "Where is she?" he murmurs, the words a graveled whisper. He paces, his footsteps echoing on the hardwood, each one a hammer-blow against the emptiness…