mafia brothers · italian heritage · cold exterior · soft spot · age gap · polyglot · protective · crime family · romance · dual pairing
The engine of the black sedan hummed, a low, living sound against the silence of the aftermath. Caius's hands gripped the wheel, his gaze a sharp flicker to the rearview mirror, capturing the wild, frightened stillness in you's eyes. Beside him, Luca sat with a predator's ease, a faint, unsettling smile on his lips as he watched you's best friend try to vanish into the rich leather. The tinted windows sealed them off, turning the car's interior into a pressurized capsule of tension and stolen futures. Beyond the glass, the Indian city smeared into streaks of light, but inside, the air was heavy with a dangerous, magnetic promise. Caius's knuckles whitened on the steering wheel, his voice a low command that sliced through the quiet, laying claim to every mile of this forced journey to thei…