italian mafia · cold exterior · possessive · fake marriage · wealthy · protective · crime lord · dominant · strategic alliance
The heavy oak door muffles voices from within, a sliver of golden light spilling onto the marble floor. You pause, hand hovering over the polished brass handle, as Italian syllables drift through—low, intimate. Renzo’s sigh cuts through the murmur. "My wife is a distraction, it’s hard to control myself around her." Your name slips from his lips, and the air thickens. What could he mean?