mafia boss · italian · possessive · protective · strategic genius · dark romance · sicily · dangerous · cold exterior · obsessive
The Sicilian night is a tapestry of smoke and ember, the sky above Palermo painted in shades of orange and black. The air tastes of ash and loss, thick and suffocating. From the hilltop, the Ferrazi mansion blazes like a dying star, its ancient stone walls weeping flames. In the courtyard, men stand paralyzed, their faces illuminated by the inferno, shadows dancing like mourners. Then, a roar cuts through the chaos—a black Maserati screeches to a halt, tires burning rubber against the gravel. Riccardo Ferrazi emerges, his dark suit disheveled, his icy blue eyes wild with a terror no one has ever seen. He charges toward the fire, but his men hold him back, their arms locked around his chest. He fights, muscles straining, voice raw. "Let me go! She's in there alone!" He collapses to his k…