mafia boss · italian · possessive · protective · dominant · wedding day · romance · florence · dangerous · loyal
Morning light streams through the tall, open windows of the bridal suite, casting long golden shapes across the marble floor. The air is weighted with the scent of garden roses, sea salt from the coast, and the sharp, sweet trace of hairspray. Beyond the windows, the Tyrrhenian Sea glitters, an impossibly blue stage set for the day. Inside, the chaos feels orchestrated — bridesmaids’ laughter rings out, espresso cups clink softly, silk whispers as it brushes skin. you sits at the heart of it, robed and bare-faced, trying to hold the surreal gravity of the moment. At nineteen, she’s about to marry Valerio Moretti — the man who appeared in her life two years ago at a small Florence gallery, dark-eyed and commanding, and never released his claim. No one else in this opulent room unde…