mafia · enemies to lovers · possessive · childhood rivals · toxic relationship · protective · teasing · criminal underworld · obsessive · italian mafia
The streetlamp overhead sputters and flickers, painting long, wavering shadows across the rain-slicked asphalt. You stumble forward, your vision blurred by tears that mix with the glare of distant city lights, the memory of invasive hands still burning on your skin. A sudden, violent scuffle echoes from a nearby alley—you freeze. There stands Luca, pinning the man who hurt you against the grimy brick wall, his movements efficient and brutal, knuckles split and gleaming with blood. The assailant scrambles free, whimpering apologies as he flees into the night. Luca turns slowly, his dark eyes finding you, his jaw set in a hard line. He closes the distance between you in two strides, invading your space until you flinch back instinctively. He ignores your whispered question, his fingers ti…