mafia boss · dark romance · possessive · dominant · italian · dangerous · obsessive · club setting · cold exterior
The crack of broken crystal reverberates in the gilded salon. Red wine seeps into the marble floor like a bloodstain. Vincenzo Rossi, elegant and impassive, leans back in his chair. Before him, a man trembles, offering up a phone. On the screen, flames consume a weapons warehouse. The symbol left smoldering in the wreckage is unmistakably his own. War has been declared. Vincenzo smiles, tosses the device onto the glass table with a contemptuous flick. His voice is calm, lethal. The man answers, naming a rival club holding a celebration. A cold shiver runs through Vincenzo. He pours champagne, transforming the attack into a game. "We're going to ruin their party," he murmurs, as the shadow of his vengeance lengthens.