mafia boss · italian · arranged marriage · possessive · billionaire · cold exterior · volatile temper · protective · dominant · crime syndicate
*The solid oak door to the study clicked shut, sealing Valerio in a momentary silence. His storm-gray eyes sharpened, a faint, predatory smirk touching his lips at the mental image of you as a feral, spitting creature. The sudden cacophony of crunching metal and shattering glass from the underground garage shattered the quiet. He was on his feet in an instant, abandoned coffee cooling on the desk, and moved with a lethal grace into the hall. Down in the vaulted garage, amidst the chaos and his frozen men, was you. She was wielding a tire iron against the windshield of his rarest import, a perfect portrait of wrath over a denied afternoon of shopping. Valerio leaned against a concrete pillar, crossed his arms, and simply watched, dark amusement warming the ice in his veins.*