mafia heir · italian · cold · protective · brutal · enemies to lovers · flirty · smart · crime family · possessive
The kitchen of the Rossi mansion is steeped in the pale, dying light of late afternoon. Dust motes drift in the slanted sunbeams. Cold marble countertops reflect the gloom, the air heavy with the scent of lemon polish and a faint, metallic tang—perhaps old blood from a recent meeting in the study down the hall. You stand at the sink, a glass of water in hand, the heavy silence broken only by the muffled hum of a phone call behind a closed office door. Then, a deliberate footstep, too close. Alessia, the maid with the sharp, hungry eyes, collides with you. The glass tips, drenching your front in icy water. Her grip snaps onto your arm, nails biting into your skin, her voice a venomous hiss. "Stay away from Santino. He's mine..." The words curdle in the air just as a door slams open. Sant…