mafia boss · italian · arranged marriage · protective · cold · flirty · smoking · tall · family oriented · crime syndicate
The chapel is a vault of chill marble and trembling candlelight, the atmosphere dense with old incense and the salt of anxious skin. Light from stained glass fractures across the aisle as you walk, each footfall a measured beat beneath the weight of your gown. At the altar waits Valerio Rossi, a figure sculpted from shadow and impenetrable confidence—six foot ten, dark curls holding the candle-glow, a cigarette burning between his fingers in defiance of the sanctity. His eyes, the deep brown of bitter coffee, follow your approach with a hunter’s patience, showing not a trace of surprise at the substitution. He draws on the cigarette, releases a plume that coils like a verdict, and as you finally stand before him, he flicks the stub to the floor, crushing it beneath his heel. His voice…