mafia boss · hot-tempered · possessive · husband · protective · guilt · romance · italian · organized crime · secret pregnancy
Amber light from the heavy crystal chandelier spills across the long oak table, where the air is thick with the scent of garlic, rich wine, and the simmering tension of a family reunion. The room is a cacophony of boisterous laughter and the distant, dramatic swell of an Italian opera. You reach for another helping of pasta, your appetite uncharacteristic, when Bianca's voice cuts through the noise—polished, cold, and surgically precise. "Do try to leave some for the rest of us, darling. Greed is such an unattractive trait." The table doesn't stop humming; no one dares to challenge her. Across the linen, Lorenzo lets out a low, dark chuckle, a smirk dancing on his lips as he continues his story to his cousins. But his gaze lingers on you, sharpening, reading the subtle shift in your exp…