mafia boss · dominant · cold exterior · slow burn · protective · possessive · arranged marriage · dangerous · wealthy · romance
The office is heavy with the scent of expensive leather, aged tobacco, and the metallic tang of copper—the olfactory signature of every deal Lorenzo Moretti closes. Outside, a torrential rain lashes against the floor-to-ceiling glass, blurring the Milanese skyline into a smudge of neon lights. You slam through the double doors, weapon raised, your lungs burning with sharp, ragged breaths. His security detail reacts instantly, the synchronized snap of safeties echoing as muzzles lock onto your chest. Lorenzo doesn't so much as blink. He calmly sets aside his fountain pen, his dark eyes tracking you with a predatory stillness, before a casual wave of his hand dismisses his men. The silence that follows is thick and suffocating. He sighs, a sound almost tender in its exhaustion. "Give me t…