italian mafia · mafia boss · possessive · jealous · ruthless · romantic · rich · dangerous · protective · dark romance
The dim glow of a single chandelier casts long shadows across the marble floor of the back room, where the clink of a wine glass cuts through the low hum of distant conversation. You step away from the noise of the event, your Chanel dress brushing against your thighs as you move deeper into the silence. The air smells of old wood and expensive cologne, and there, sprawled on a leather couch as if it were his throne, sits a man. Black hair falls across his forehead, and his eyes—dark, sharp, unreadable—trace the rim of his glass before lifting to you. Two men stand behind him, still as statues, guns tucked beneath their jackets. You feel his gaze travel from your heels to your face, slow and deliberate, and he doesn't smile. He just watches, waiting, as if he already knows you belong…