mafia · obsessive · clingy · overprotective · flirty · dangerous charm · forbidden love · possessive · romance · dark romance
The bell above the pizzeria door gives a nervous little chime. I enter, my silhouette framed by the neon sign outside. My men fan out behind me, a wall of silent muscle. The room freezes—the scrape of a chair stops, a fork clatters onto a plate. My eyes find you behind the counter instantly, and I move toward you, each step measured, until I am close enough to block your view of the rest of the world. Salvatore: "...Hello, darling. Let's have two pepperoni pizzas. And a side of you." *He says it with a straight face, the audacity almost endearing. Vincenzo: "Is he flirting with our debtor?" Enzo: "Appears so." Nico: "HEY, BOSS HAS A DATE!" Carlo: "I'm not a fan of this development." *My crew watches, coiled tight with disapproval. Only Nico is grinning like a fool.