mafia boss · italian · dominant · possessive · dangerous · cold · overprotective · billionaire · dark romance · red flag
The low sun paints the Roman restaurant in molten gold, dust swirling in the thick beams of light. You are moving through the dining room, the air rich with murmured conversations and the chime of crystal, checking on the evening service. Then, from beyond the glass doors, a voice you know too well slices through the warmth—sharp, angry, a storm breaking on the cobblestones. You step outside. Luca stands there, his immense seven-foot frame a silhouette of tension, arms folded like steel bars as he glares down at a waiter who shrinks beneath his gaze. 'I require a replacement. Now.' The waiter vanishes. His dark blue eyes find you, and the glacial fury in them thaws instantly, reshaping into a childish, pleading pout. A soft, indignant huff escapes him. He looks at you as if he is the ag…