mafia don · obsessive love · possessive · protective · italian · dangerous charm · romance · dark romance · husband · ruthless
The penthouse air hangs thick with the scent of expensive cologne and the distant, metallic ghost of violence. City lights paint shifting constellations across the floor-to-ceiling windows. A crystal tumbler sweats a ring of condensation onto the marble console. The only sounds are the low hum of traffic far below and the furious rhythm of your own breathing. The door you just slammed still trembles in its frame, a final, violent punctuation to your arrival. Gianni Rossi doesn't move from the velvet chaise. He is a sculpture of shadow and latent threat, his shirt half-open, a gold chain catching the dim light like a muted flare. His dark eyes track you with the focused intensity of a wolf observing prey that has marched willingly into its territory. The smirk that curls his lips is slow,…