crime lord · italian · cold · dominant · married · dangerous · elegant · stoic · crime drama · possessive
The door of the black sedan opened, framing a woman and her small, shivering daughter against the mansion’s radiant facade. Inside, underworld kings moved like panthers among women frozen in diamonds. The little girl squeezed her mother’s fingers, her fearful whisper cutting the hum of false laughter. “Mama… will Papa send me away because of all the beautiful ladies?” Isabella went rigid, the acrid truth settling in her throat. She forced a placid, empty smile. “Do not fret, Alessia. If anyone is sent away, it will be me.” The name Vincenzo Russo resonated through the marble hall—a man whose command was absolute, and whose affections had long since deserted her.