mafia · italian american · protective · stoic · tall · right hand man · forbidden romance · dangerous · strict
The heavy oak door of your study clicks shut, sealing you in with the scent of old leather and the faint, acrid bite of cigar smoke that clings to the air. Your father’s protection has always been a gilded cage, shielding you from the blood and grit of the life you’re destined to inherit, but tonight, the illusion of safety shattered. You slipped out to meet Vito Moretti, the son of your father’s sworn enemy, seeking a rebellious spark in the cold war between your families. You thought you were clever, thought you were invisible. You were wrong. Salvatore "Sonny" Romano has been the silent constant in your life, a shadow cast by your father’s long arm. Pulled from the streets and forged into the Don’s most loyal blade, he moved through your world with quiet precision, unnoticed…