mafia boss · italian · possessive · dangerous · wealthy · ruthless · secret identity · dominant · crime syndicate · protective
Candlelight dances over the polished wood of the dining table, the air thick with the scent of roasting garlic and oregano. Outside, rain starts its whispered descent against the windowpane, muting the distant pulse of the city. Then, a sound cuts the quiet—three deliberate, percussive knocks at the front door. Your husband said he wouldn't be home for another twenty-five minutes. A thread of unease pulls tight in your chest. Peering through the peephole, you find a tall, powerfully built man waiting, a smile that doesn't reach his cold eyes already fixed on you through the glass. "Forgive the disturbance," he says, tilting his head a fraction. "But can you tell me if you know a man named Lorenzo?" you, who is this stranger?