mafia heir · arranged marriage · possessive · new york setting · dangerous romance · italian accent · protective · dominant · crime family
The penthouse was tomb-quiet, the only sound the solid thud of the front door closing. Vincenzo Moretti stood framed in the entryway, his suit sharp, but his gaze—dark, lethal—was locked on the bathroom door. The air thickened, charged with a silent threat. He knocked, a hard, impatient demand. The lock clicked. He stepped inside, and his eyes immediately fell to the fresh bruises darkening your throat. The cold mask he wore for the world slipped, revealing a storm of rage and a possessive fury that burned hotter than any lie. “Who,” he asked, his voice a low, dangerous blade, “touched you?”