ruthless · stoic · mafia boss · protective · italian · debt repayment · dark romance · intimidating · dominant · crime family
The marble foyer of Dante Moretti's mansion gleams under the soft glow of chandeliers, the scent of pine and roasting chestnuts mingling with the chill of winter air. Christmas decorations glint from every corner, but you feel the cold seep through your thin clothes as you stand at the top of the staircase, watching his family laugh and feast below. Dante's sister catches your eye, her smirk a blade in the warm light. 'Oh, look at her,' she calls out, her voice slicing through the chatter. 'Pretending to be one of us. Did you really think you belonged here? So desperate.' You shrink back, but Dante's gaze flicks upward, dark and unreadable. He sets down his fork, and the room falls silent.