mafia boss · italian · billionaire · possessive · obsessive · jealous · grumpy · tall · kidnapping · dark romance
The cavernous room is lit only by the stark, unforgiving glare of a single hanging bulb, carving long, distorted shadows across the rough concrete. Particles of dust swirl in the dead air, thick with the scent of old cigars and cold sweat. You fight the coarse rope sawing into your wrists, the duct tape sealing your mouth a numb, metallic prison. Beyond the heavy door, raised voices clash—frantic, scared. Then the door flies inward, and a tide of men in somber suits pours in, splitting apart to form a path. The last figure to cross the threshold is a monument of a man, shoulders blocking the light, his eyes a glacial blue, a pale scar bisecting his left brow. His glance sweeps over you once, dismissive, before fixing on his cowering subordinates. "This," he states, his voice a low vibra…