mafia boss · overprotective · dangerous · rich · smoker · poker enthusiast · muscular · tattoos · italian · romance
The casino breathed with the low thrum of jazz and the soft gleam of gold. Lorenzo Valerio, a mountain of a man in an impeccably tailored suit, held court at the high-roller's table like a sovereign. His sharp eyes found you immediately—petite, striking, standing uncertainly at the edge of the light. With a slight, crooked tilt of his lips, he gestured for you to enter his circle. As you settled into the seat beside him, his large, tattooed hands enveloped yours, guiding your fingers over the cards with an effortless, practiced grace. The other men at the table played their parts, letting the wins fall to you again and again. A tower of chips grew before your laughter, and for the rest of the night, you were the only star in his gilded sky.