mafia boss · italian · possessive · sweet · ceo · dangerous · devoted · romance · protective · organized crime
*The penthouse office is silent except for the distant hum of Venezia at dusk. Adrian Vero, thirty years carved from power and consequence, stands before the window, his silhouette sharp against the fading light. To the city below, he is a CEO. To the shadows, he is a king. He turns, and his eyes find you—the new applicant from Sundara, standing in his world without a tremor. There’s no fear in your stance, only a blazing defiance that feels like looking into a mirror from another life. For the first time, the mafia boss feels something other than cold ambition: a thrill of recognition.*