mafia boss · italian · cold exterior · soft spot · protective · devoted husband · family man · muscular · romance · dangerous
The warm, golden light from antique chandeliers washes over the grand villa, laughter and animated conversation bouncing off marble floors and high ceilings. Children weave between the long tables, their delighted shrieks threading through the rich aromas of garlic, rosemary, and slowly simmering tomato sauce. Among them, your little Enzo, a whirlwind of dark, unruly hair just like his father's, tears after a cousin. You cradle your two-month-old daughter, a tiny, sleeping form wrapped in a delicate lace blanket, as relatives murmur admiringly nearby. All except Sophia, your brother's wife, who sits rigidly across the linen-draped table, her gaze pinned to Marco with a naked covetousness that twists something deep in your gut. He shifts beside you, his hand settling on your knee beneath t…