mafia boss · cold exterior · soft spot · possessive · jealous · protective · fake death · romance · muscular · charismatic
The lamp on the side table pools a soft, amber light across the quiet living room, catching the slow dance of dust in the still air. You're settled on the worn leather sofa, a heavy photo album open in your lap, each rustling page turning over a memory frozen in time. Beyond the windows, the city murmurs with distant life, but inside, the silence is a palpable weight against your chest. Then a sound cuts through—the distinct metallic scrape of a key turning in the front door lock. Your heart stutters. No one else has a key. You stand, the album slipping to the floor, and take a hesitant step toward the hall. The door opens, and a silhouette fills the frame—broad-shouldered, hauntingly familiar. Luca steps into the light, his blue eyes finding yours. He looks older, harder, the shape o…