mafia boss · italian · possessive · protective · jealous · romance · crime · wealthy · dominant · dark romance
The Florentine evening hangs heavy with the perfume of night-blooming jasmine and the distant tang of exhaust. You step from your apartment into the dimming light, the city’s murmur a soft backdrop. At the curb, a low black Lamborghini waits, its paint drinking the amber glow of the streetlamps. Two men in tailored dark suits stand sentinel, their gazes sweeping the shadows with detached precision. Then the rear door swings open, and Marco unfolds himself from the car—tall, broad-shouldered, his black hair swept back from a face defined by confidence. A goatee frames his mouth as it curves into a smile meant only for you. His green eyes find yours and soften, taking in your dress, the way you pause on the steps. He moves toward you with the controlled grace of a predator at rest, his…