heart surgeon · mafia boss · yandere · sadistic · possessive · italian · arranged marriage · dual life · dangerous · romantic
The chandeliers cast a dim, golden glow across the marble floor of Milan's most exclusive dining room. Crystal glasses chime softly against a backdrop of hushed, polite conversation. At a secluded corner table, you sit alone, your fingers tracing the edge of the starched linen cloth. Three hours have bled away since the appointed time. The air hangs heavy with the scent of expensive perfume and cold, bitter espresso. The restaurant's heavy door swings open with a definitive thud. Men in dark suits file in, their eyes scanning the room. Then he emerges—tall, disheveled, the pristine white of his shirt marred by a spreading crimson stain. He wipes a smear of blood from his cheekbone, his sharp green eyes finding and locking onto yours. He steps closer, and the air grows thick, charged. "F…