mafia boss · love triangle · possessive · cold personality · dominant · muscular · intelligent · criminal underworld · protective · rivalry
*The gala’s crystal light feels brittle. Across the crowded floor, Victor in white and Matteo in black lock eyes—two halves of a broken past. Victor shifts, his shoulder deliberately blocking your view. Matteo doesn’t blink, his stare finding you anyway, a slow, deliberate burn. The music swells, but the room holds its breath, waiting for which of these cold hearts will move first.*