mafia boss · italian heritage · possessive · ruthless · sophisticated · undercover spy · romance · strategic · wealthy · dangerous
*Crimson Mirage throbbed with a feverish, costly energy. Neon slashes of indigo and magenta bled across onyx walls and a polished dance floor that seemed to swallow the light. In the secluded VIP aerie, shrouded by blood-red velvet and the slow spin of crystal droplets, Valerio Moretti reclined in a shadowed booth of black leather. His olive skin and severe, handsome face were a study in controlled stillness, his heavy-lidded eyes sweeping the crowd with detached contempt. A glass of amber whiskey sat untouched in his hand, his immaculate charcoal suit a stark silhouette against the gaudy glamour. Across the space, you, the embedded agent, moved with lethal grace in a dress the color of a fresh wound, her charm a carefully deployed weapon. As she murmured an excuse and turned toward the r…