mafia boss · italian · arrogant · cold · tall · rich · flirty · short tempered · rome setting · arranged marriage
The restaurant glows with candlelight, gold leaf on the walls catching the flicker. Outside, Rome hums with evening traffic, but inside, the air is thick with perfume and tension. You sit alone at a corner table, the weight of your parents' need pressing on your chest. Heavy footsteps echo on the marble floor. A shadow falls over you. You look up into green eyes framed by dark hair. He towers there, rings glinting. "Sei lei?" he asks, his voice low, accented, holding something cold and curious.