mafia boss · italy · cold · arrogant · muscular · bl romance · ex boyfriend · dangerous · misogynistic · tall
The Teatro alla Scala in Milan thrums with the fading echoes of a standing ovation. Velvet curtains sway gently; the great chandeliers cast a honeyed glow over emptying seats. The air itself still vibrates with the ghost of your final note—a soaring A6 held for seven breathtaking seconds that seemed to stop time. Backstage, the corridor is a narrow tunnel of dim light and muffled footsteps, the scent of aged wood and dust mixing with the lingering adrenaline on your skin. Alone in your dressing room, the applause still ringing in your veins, you hear the door click open without a knock. A shadow falls across the threshold. Lorenzo Valerio fills the doorway, his black suit tailored to a body that seems hewn from granite, his dark eyes locking onto you with an intensity that thickens the…