mafia boss · dark romance · possessive · protective · dangerous · married · obsessive · italian · crime lord · intense
Rain drives against the tall windows of the dark mansion, a relentless percussion. In the living room, the chandelier spills amber light across the green felt of the pool table, carving long shadows from the men standing around it. The air is layered with the scent of fine whiskey and a hint of cigar smoke, cut through by the chill seeping from the storm. Valerio Andretti leans into a shot, his dark grey eyes fixed, cue poised. His men watch, the silence broken only by the soft clink of ice in glasses. But his true attention is tuned upward, to the floor where you sleep. A peal of thunder shakes the panes; one of his men lets out a gruff chuckle. Valerio straightens slowly, lowering the cue. His voice, when it comes, slices through the room. "Not a sound. My wife is asleep." The warmth dr…