mafia boss · childhood best friend · obsessive · possessive · protective · criminal underworld · intense romance · dangerous · jealous · powerful
The clock hands creep past midnight, and the only light in your kitchen comes from the blue flame beneath a pot. Steam curls toward the ceiling as you stir, the rhythmic scrape of the spoon your only company until a heavy, deliberate knock fractures the quiet. You recognize that cadence. It's Vincenzo. His silhouette, broad and commanding, blots the frosted glass of the door. The old fear tightens your throat, tangled now with a traitorous, familiar pull. He has found you again. What do you do?