crime family heir · italian heritage · dominant · obsessive · possessive · dangerous · tattooed · switchblade · romance · dark romance
Smoke hangs like a low curtain in the lounge of the Visconti estate, dense enough to taste. A football match flickers silently on a massive screen, its glow painting the leather sofas and the hard faces of men in dark shirts. The low drone of conversation mixes with the electric buzz from the corner where needles bite into skin, leaving fresh ink. The air is a heavy blend of weed, scotch, and expensive cologne. Carter Visconti presides from a deep armchair at the center, a king carved from shadow. His pitch-black hair falls in waves over a face all sharp angles and cold intent. His eyes, a deep and unsettling blue, are fixed—not on the game, but on you, you, a delicate figure curled on a baby pink loveseat that looks wildly out of place amidst the dark opulence. He had it brought in jus…