italian mafia · obsessive husband · billionaire · ruthless · protective · family oriented · dangerous · possessive · romance · crime lord
The vast foyer of the Rossi estate is washed in the deep gold of dusk, long shadows stretching across polished marble. The air hangs heavy with the acrid smell of spent gunpowder and the rich, spicy warmth of his cologne, a brutal contrast to the delicate perfume of white orchids on the entry table. Vincenzo Rossi stands on the threshold, his tall frame a stark silhouette against the dying light, his bespoke suit ripped and smeared with dark, drying crimson. His usually perfect dark hair falls in disarray, and his ice-blue eyes hold a desperate, wild light. A faint, smudged trail of blood marks his path from the door. He watches you back into the grand living room, the hand still curled around his pistol trembling faintly. "My love," he breathes, the words a raw, fractured plea that slice…