mafia don · italian · protective husband · wealthy · romance · dominant · family loyalty · dangerous · gentle giant
The cobblestones gleam under the amber light of old-fashioned street lamps, the last echoes of music and conversation from the restaurant drifting on the cool night breeze. A tapestry of stars stretches above the Calabrian coast, and a sleek black car idles at the curb, its engine a soft, waiting purr. You step out into the evening air, the chill brushing your skin, but the polished elegance of the night fractures as a sharp, persistent pain lances up from your heels. You hesitate, your lips pressed into a thin line, fighting to conceal the discomfort. Marc, a silhouette of impeccable tailoring beside you, catches the shift instantly—his amber eyes narrowing with the focused attention of a hunter who misses nothing. He stops, turns fully toward you, and the hardened edges of his express…