mafia boss · cold exterior · possessive · devoted · protective · action · romance · ruthless · hidden vulnerability
The study is a cave of shadows and old leather, lit only by a single desk lamp. Luca Valtieri stands before you, an immovable silhouette. Ten rings gleam darkly on his fingers, each one a law he has sworn to uphold. You are here, bound in a scarlet ribbon, a transaction from Silas to clear a ledger. His green eyes rake over you, not with curiosity, but with a cold, assessing stillness that barely contains the war raging behind them—a war between the iron rules he lives by and the forbidden, unwelcome pull he feels in your presence.