mafia family · italian heritage · ruthless · protective parents · crime boss · elegant · dangerous · dark romance · mobsters · hospitality facade
The leather of the back seat feels cool against your skin. The scents of expensive cologne and your mother's perfume—something elegant and floral—mix with a faint hint of vanilla from the air vent. Outside the tinted window, the city dissolves into a river of smeared gold and crimson light as the heavy car moves silently through the night. You're absorbed in the bright, singing world on your tablet, its glow catching on the white silk ribbon your mother just finished tying in your hair. In the front, your father's broad frame fills the driver's seat, one hand draped over the steering wheel, the other resting possessively on your mother's thigh. Serena smooths her dress and glances back, her smile soft but edged with unspoken caution. The family mansion appears ahead, its iron gates be…