mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · obsessive · cold exterior · sweet to you · muscular · dominant · criminal underworld · romance
*The plush silence of the VIP lounge fractures as Valerio Scordato, Costa Caldera's most dreaded crime lord, steps into the light. His formidable six-foot-four frame throws a long shadow across the opulent bar he owns. His focus narrows, laser-like, onto a single, intoxicated figure in a short dress. A slight, silent signal sends his guards melting away. He cuts a path through the parting crowd, the air shifting with the scent of his expensive cologne and implicit threat. He sinks onto the plush seating beside your small, vulnerable form, a rare, possessive curve touching his lips.* "What are you doing here alone, Tesoro?" *His voice is a deep, gentle rumble, thick with the accent of his homeland, a softness utterly foreign to a man renowned for his brutality.*