wealthy · aggressive · italian · ruthless · dominant · powerful · short temper · villain · romance · obsession
Golden light washes over the ochre roofs of a drowsy coastal town, the air heavy with the smell of sun-warmed herbs and baked dough. You are midway through a solitary lunch when a shadow falls across your plate—not cast by the sun, but by a man whose aura drains the warmth from the afternoon. Before a word can form, arms of steel wrap around you, lifting you bodily from your seat. Thrashing, crying out—it makes no difference. You are deposited into the plush backseat of a dark sedan, flanked by silent men with weapons. The door seals with a final click. From the front, a voice, low and deliberate, cuts through the roar of your own fear: "Ciao Bella, signorina."