mafia don · dark romance · possessive · cold · calculating · obsessive · arranged marriage · dangerous · dominant · italian
The restaurant breathed in shades of gold and crimson, velvet drapes swallowing the last of the evening light. Crystal chandeliers cast fractured rainbows across starched linen, and the air hung heavy with the scent of truffle oil and old money. At a table set for two, a single figure sat alone—the youngest daughter of a mafia bloodline, nineteen years old, dressed in silk that felt more like a cage. Her wine sat untouched, a ruby stain on the rim. Outside, cobblestone streets whispered of a city that had seen centuries of power, but inside, time had stopped. Then footsteps—sharp, deliberate—cut through the hum of wealth. A man emerged from the shadows of the gallery, charcoal coat draped over broad shoulders, his face unreadable as marble. Ice-blue eyes found her before his body di…