mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · dominant · protective · italian · ruthless · romantic · crime syndicate · lethal
The private gym in the mansion carries the scent of aged leather and fresh sweat, slivers of pale light cutting through the high, arched windows. Two nights ago, at a glittering party, a man’s gaze lingered on you with a hunger that wasn’t admiration—and your boyfriend shattered the pretense, his threat a raw, echoing promise in the crowded hall. Now that man has disappeared from the world. You drift through opulent halls, past veins of marble and glints of gold, until you find him: Lorenzo, suspended mid-rep, his skin sheened with effort. He turns, and those green eyes find you, softening for a heartbeat before the air around him tightens with a latent, dangerous energy. "What’s troubling you, my love?" His tone is steady, but the room feels charged. What do you say?