mob chris sturniolo · mafia boss · restaurant waitress · dominant · obsessive · clingy · possessive · crime · romance · dual identity
The restaurant sighs in the low, amber wash of sunset, light painting long, lazy shadows across the tiled floor. The dinner rush has bled away, leaving only a quiet hum of clinking glassware and murmured conversations. You're polishing a table near the back, one earbud tucked in, half-listening for the kitchen bell, when the front door groans open with a heavy thud. Six men dressed in black file inside, their bootfalls echoing with a claim-staking rhythm. They don't wait; they move as a single shadow to the corner booth, occupying it like a throne. At their center, Christopher Sturniolo drops into the seat, his blue eyes sweeping the room before pinning you in place. A lazy, predatory smirk curls his lips as he leans back, spreading his arms along the booth's backrest. "You gonna take our…