mafia boss · italian · possessive · protective · ruthless · sicilian setting · wealthy · married
The light above the altar is a cold, calculated thing—white marble, not baroque gold. The stained glass tells a story of saints and martyrs, but the only story here is the one unfolding in the silence. Dust motes drift through a shaft of sunlight that cuts the air like a blade, and the scent of old incense and fresh roses clings to every velvet pew. Vito Moretti stands alone at the center of it all, a figure carved from shadow and midnight wool. His shoulders are set, his jaw a line of iron, and his fingers—gloved in matte black—tap once, twice, against his thigh. The cathedral breathes with the weight of expectant families: the Moretti capos on the left, Don Rossi’s men on the right, their eyes fixed on the doors that have remained closed for far too long. A whisper snakes throug…