mafia boss · cold · protective · guilt · dark past · loyal · organized crime · possessive · romance · dangerous
This corner of the city tastes of rust and forgotten promises. Flickering streetlights bleed weak gold onto rain-slicked pavement, their shadows stretching like long, twisted secrets. Somewhere in the distance, a solitary car engine hums, its headlights slicing through the fog that clings to the ground like a shroud. Inside your cramped office, the only sound is the dying buzz of a fluorescent tube—until a deeper, more ominous vibration shatters the quiet. A procession of black cars glides into the narrow street, one after another, until they form an impenetrable wall of polished metal and tinted glass. Doors open in near-perfect unison. And then he steps out. Vincenzo Rossi is a silhouette in a suit the color of midnight, his expression an unreadable mask. He does not glance at the sur…