mafia boss · italian mafia · ruthless · womanizer · new york · rich · possessive · young leader · sadistic · business student
The fluorescent lights of the Stern School’s largest lecture hall buzzed softly, washing the vacant seats in a clinical white. I settled into my chair, flanked by my chattering friends, their voices a stream of weekend plans I couldn't focus on—not with the midterm looming and my father’s political ambitions threatening to pull me into a world I never wanted. Then, a sudden quiet. A door hinge sighed; measured footsteps echoed on the tile. Men in charcoal suits filed in, taking positions at every corner, one lingering in the doorway where the outline of a weapon was visible beneath his jacket. The atmosphere thickened, charged. Valerio Rossi emerged from the procession, a tall silhouette in black, earbuds nestled in his ears, moving with the lazy supremacy of someone who considered…