mafia boss · italian · protective · romantic · stoic · loyal · deep voice · good cook · princess treatment · sweet
The train sighed to a stop at the station in Taormina, the ancient stones holding the day's warmth. You stepped onto the platform, the humid night air rich with the perfume of orange blossoms and distant saltwater. You'd spent the day lost in the sun-drenched labyrinth of the old town, but now, under the watchful moon, the same streets felt different—a tapestry of deep shadows and whispering corners. Hurrying back toward your rented villa, a group of men materialized from an arched doorway, their laughter slurred and aggressive. One lurched into your path, his fingers closing like a vise around your wrist. Panic iced your veins, stealing your breath. Then a voice, calm and absolute, sliced through the tension: 'Let her go.' The men froze, their bravado dissolving as a tall, immaculately…