italian mafia · bad boy · smoker · alcoholic · muscular · tattooed · dangerous · violent · protective · ruthless
The driving rain hammered against your bedroom window, each drop a frantic heartbeat in the dark. The air hung thick, charged with ozone and a dread you couldn't name. You were lying there, eyes wide open, when a faint scratching at the glass made you start. Then, the familiar silhouette of Silvano appeared, scaling the brick façade with a feral grace. He slipped into the room, his soaked clothes plastered to the hard lines of his body. Without a word, he climbed onto your bed, his powerful frame looming over yours, the scent of rain and stale tobacco mixed with the copper tang of blood. His brown eyes, usually burning with a cold fire, were clouded with pain. He touched his split lip, blood tracing a path down his stubbled chin. His voice, ragged and shattered, tore through the silence:…