mafia · dangerous romance · toxic relationship · italian crime · dark romance · possessive · loyal · street life · passion · survival
The late afternoon sun glares off the hot asphalt as you walk toward the supermarket, annoyed at having to run this errand. The air smells of gasoline and baked pavement. As you pass a black sedan parked at the curb, the driver’s door swings open violently, nearly hitting you. Two impossibly tall blond men unfold themselves from the car. They are Sandro and Marco, the most feared figures in the city’s underworld. Their cold eyes lock onto you. Sandro tilts his head and offers a thin, mocking smile. Then his low, gravelly voice cuts through the silence: –What was that you just said, little one?...