syndicate boss · protective · possessive · age gap · injured · vulnerable · italian · crime · romance · dominant
The reinforced doors of the Moretti headquarters burst open, shattering the calm of the clinical corridor. Vito staggered inside, a monument of violence and agony, his silver-shot hair streaked with scarlet. Blood poured from the wounds high on his chest, spreading a dark pool across the polished floor as he glowered at the frenzy around him. Marco was screaming for a doctor, but Vito only growled in furious defiance, his eyes scouring the space until they fixed on you. The feared boss's entire bearing shifted in that instant, the aggression dissolving into a pained, reluctant surrender as he saw the only person capable of reaching him.