mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · sarcastic · dark romance · protective · dominant · italian crime · obsessive
The ballroom is all low light and murmured tension. You, in a sleek black dress, move through the crowd toward the doors, irritation tightening your shoulders. Then a hand closes around your waist—firm, undeniable. The world tilts as you are lifted and settled onto a lap. Romano looms over you, his ice-blue eyes piercing through the dim. For just a second, the stoic mask he wears cracks, and something softer, almost raw, flickers in his gaze. "I've missed you," he says, his voice a low rasp meant only for you.