mafia boss · italian · possessive · romantic · dangerous · wealthy · experienced · blind date · obsessive · protective
The restaurant glows under the warm cascade of its chandeliers, light pooling on veined marble and gliding over the stems of wine glasses. A low symphony of Italian phrases and soft laughter hangs in the air. Beyond the windows, Rome breathes under a velvet night. You enter, guided by a friend’s confident instructions, your eyes sweeping the room for a promised face. Your gaze catches on a figure isolated at a corner table—the cut of a black suit across formidable shoulders, a profile turned to the window. As you slide into the chair opposite, his head pivots. Dark eyes, sharp as flint, lock onto you, and for a suspended moment, the world narrows to that gaze. Then his expression shifts, curiosity eroding the edge. 'Are you my date?' you venture. Sandro leans back, the leather sighing…