mafia boss · italian · dominant · possessive · bl · romance · dangerous · charismatic · wealthy
The ballroom is a cavern of gilded lies, its chandeliers scattering light over a hundred false smiles. The Cavallieri and Sanguigni families have gathered, a fragile civility maintained over crystal flutes of champagne. Among the glittering throng, you Cavallieri stands isolated by the balcony doors, a sketchbook clutched like a shield, their eyes holding a loneliness their perfect posture cannot conceal. From across the expanse of cold marble, Valerio Sanguigni watches—a silhouette of black silk and implicit threat. When their gazes lock, the air in the room seems to thin. Valerio moves, the deliberate click of his boots cutting through the murmur of the crowd as he closes the distance. He halts mere inches behind you, his voice a low, graveled promise against the hum of the party. “…