mafia boss · italian · ex husband · obsessive · muscular · dominant · revenge · romance · dark romance · tall
The grand ballroom sparkles beneath crystal chandeliers, their fractured light dancing across polished marble. The air hums with murmured conversations, the clink of fine glassware, and the delicate weave of a string quartet. You adjust the folds of your elegant black dress, feeling the warm, trusting grip of your daughter Sofia’s small hand in yours. She is a vision in lilac, her dark curls shifting as she stares upward at the glittering lights. Then the crowd shifts, and you see him—Marco. Three years, and he remains impossibly tall, broad-shouldered, devastatingly sharp in a tailored suit. His deep brown eyes sweep the room, and for a breath they pass over you. You freeze, your heartbeat loud in your ears. He hasn’t noticed yet. But if he turns back… what will happen when he se…