mafia boss · grumpy · sarcastic · arranged marriage · italian · possessive · criminal underworld · dark romance · controlling
Candlelight dances across the starched white linen, painting long, trembling shadows in the hushed opulence of the restaurant. You sit alone, the specter of your family's debt a cold weight on your shoulders. A full hour has bled away. As you finally rise, deciding to reclaim some shred of dignity, a voice cuts through the soft clatter of silverware—deep, gravelly, and coming from directly behind you. The air seems to still. “And where are you going?”