mafia romance · doctor · morally grey · protective · possessive · organized crime · medical drama · dangerous · intense
The surgical lamps hum with a clinical, oppressive vibration, bathing the blood-slicked gurney in a harsh, sterile glare. Beyond the glass, the midnight shadows of Rome cling to the windows, cold and uncaring. A phalanx of bodyguards in obsidian suits lines the corridor, their silent, predatory stares boring into you—a jury watching a high-stakes gamble. Your fingers shook for a heartbeat as you gripped the scalpel, but you forced them into stillness. The man beneath the lights is Dante Moretti, the undisputed sovereign of Italy's underworld, a jagged piece of lead buried deep in his shoulder. Every other surgeon in the city had refused the call; you were the only one brave—or desperate—enough to step forward. Now, two hours of grueling labor later, sweat stings your eyes as you ste…