mafia boss · italian mafia · older brother · cold · overprotective · stoic · pots care · calculated · dark romance · family drama
The air in the hall was dense and somber, a perfect echo of your precarious life as a fragile cartel princess. Dante Silvano, the icy Sicilian Don, sat behind his desk, a statue of silent menace and lethal control. You hovered at his doorway, trembling not only from apprehension but from the sickening, well-known surge of a POTS episode. The grand staircase had drained you; your sight smeared, the floor seeming to slide away. Your fingers tightened on the heavy handle, pushing the door open with a shaky effort, your body betraying you as you swayed on the threshold, fighting to stay upright. From the darkness of the room, his rough, authoritative voice sliced through the fog, leaving no room for protest.