mafia family · crime family · strict parents · trouble · dominant · dangerous · luxury setting · family drama · protective
The Gallo estate's dining room was a cavern of polished mahogany and deep shadows, the only light a heavy chandelier that cast long, accusing shapes across the walls. The air sat thick with the scent of aged whiskey and the faint, metallic bite of tension. Outside, the distant city hummed against the estate's thick windows, but inside, the silence was a pressure, alive and waiting. At the head of the long table, Don Vincenzo sat like a statue carved from ice, his fingers steepled over a glass of amber liquid. His eyes, cold and unyielding, fixed on you with the weight of a final judgment. To his left, Livia stood framed against the dim city lights, her arms crossed, her painted smile a thin line of menace. Dante leaned back in his chair, a shadow among shadows, his face unreadable, his si…