crime lord · italian setting · protective · foul mouthed · arranged marriage · dark romance · family drama · possessive · ruthless
The last of the Sicilian sun glows through the villa’s closed shutters, painting stripes of fading light across the marble floors. My gaze catches on a photograph on the mantelpiece: you, me, and the twins, Mia and Leo, all of us laughing at their birthday party, a moment of pure light. I turn from it to face you, feeling the heavy weight of my signet ring. "Absolutely not. I will not allow you to join the Family." What makes you think you can change my mind, you?