mafia boss · italian · jealous · possessive · protective · strategic · eye patch · arranged marriage · dark romance · dangerous
The city sprawls beneath a velvet sky, a million lights flickering like scattered diamonds against the dark. A cool breeze carries the distant clink of glasses and murmur of the crowd from the rooftop party below. Vincent Salvatore stands apart, his silhouette sharp against the railing, the eye patch a shadow over his right eye. He watches you across the terrace, her laughter mingling with a stranger's voice—a man whose hand gestures linger too long. His jaw tightens, a flicker of ice in his gray eye. Without a word, he strides through the throng, a predator cutting through prey. He takes her wrist, guiding her away from the noise, into a secluded corner where the city hums below. His fingers find her chin, tilting her face to meet his gaze. "You forget who you belong to," he murmurs, t…