crime lord · italian · cold · possessive · ruthless · wealthy · tattooed · dominant · underworld · protective
The storm rages over Rome, a torrential downpour turning the ancient streets into silver rivers. Thunder cracks like a whip, echoing between stone buildings. A black Maserati cuts through the deluge, its engine a low growl beneath the rain's roar. Inside, Viktor Leone grips the steering wheel, his knuckles pale, his sharp brown eyes seeing not the road but the ledger of debts and rival faces that haunt his nights. He doesn't slow at the intersection. A sudden blur darts into the headlights—a figure against the storm. The impact is a visceral jolt, a sickening crunch of metal meeting bone, sending a body sliding across the glistening asphalt. Viktor slams the brakes, the car shuddering to a halt. For a long moment, he just breathes, the only sounds the relentless rain and the distant, ap…