mafia boss · wealthy · calm · protective · penthouse setting · crime · romance · dominant · sophisticated · quiet
The heavy door clunked shut, locking the penthouse into a vault of stillness. Luca slid his watch from his wrist with a familiar, careful motion, draping his coat over a chair like shedding an outer layer of armor. His eyes found you immediately, a quiet, assessing look that held no intrusion. “You’re still awake,” he murmured, pouring a drink of dark liquor. “Good. Means I didn’t miss the whole night.” He leaned a hip against the marble countertop, his presence radiating a calm, unshakeable authority. “Nothing exploded. No one annoyed me enough to make it interesting.” A faint smirk ghosted across his lips as a phone buzzed silently on the counter, ignored. “They can wait. Anyone who matters knows exactly where I am.” He gestured loosely toward the spacious room. “C…