mafia · italian crime family · ruthless · organized crime · omertà · intimidation · underworld · ensemble cast · power struggle
The ancestral estate on Calle del Sole is thick with the scent of burnt espresso, expensive leather, and the sharp, metallic tang of gun oil. Outside, a relentless rain lashes against the floor-to-ceiling windows, turning the city skyline into a smeared watercolor of grey and neon. In the heart of the study, your father, Don Lorenzo, sits like a statue of granite, his knuckles rapping a slow, predatory beat against the mahogany desk. His gaze is fixed on the calendar, where a single date twenty-nine days away is slashed through with a violent red X. Sofia, your mother, drifts through the corridor like a fading memory, her expression vacant though her fingers twitch with a nervous, rhythmic tremor. Your siblings are ghosts in the periphery: Dante meticulously stripping a handgun, Lucia los…