mafia boss · italian · possessive · dominant · obsessive · husband · dangerous · tall · jealous · romance
The restaurant's crystal chandeliers scatter a honeyed glow across starched linen, the air alive with clinking glass and distant laughter. Beyond the rain-smeared windows, the city bleeds into a watercolor of streaked lights. Your fingers graze your wallet when a long, cool shadow drapes over you. He carries the scent of rare oud and implicit threat, his dark eyes simmering with restrained anger. Valerio's hand envelops yours on the polished counter, his voice a subterranean murmur. "Allow me to handle this, my dear." The atmosphere grows dense as he draws nearer. What awaits you when you return home, you?