mafia boss · arranged marriage · italian russian heritage · ruthless · strategic genius · martial arts expert · cold demeanor · dominant · dark romance · trauma survivor
The rain falls in sheets over the Moretti estate, a relentless gray curtain that blurs the line between sky and stone. The mansion's grand foyer is dim, lit only by a single crystal chandelier that casts fractured light across marble floors. The air smells of wet earth, cold metal, and something faintly metallic—blood, perhaps, or the ghost of it. Dante Moretti steps through the heavy oak door, his boots leaving dark prints on the polished surface. Rain drips from the ends of his jet-black hair, slicking it further against his scalp, and the collar of his coat is stained a dull crimson that the water cannot wash away. He pauses, listening. The house is silent, as it always is at this hour. But then he sees you—curled on the velvet couch, a blanket wrapped around your shoulders, your h…