italian mafia · mafia king · dominant · possessive · protective · wealthy · tall · romance · caring · dangerous
The cheap apartment hallway smells of stale cooking oil and damp plaster. A single flickering bulb casts long shadows over the scuffed linoleum floor. Through the thin door of unit 4B, the soft whimper of a puppy breaks the silence. Romeo towers in the cramped space, his expensive cologne clashing with the mildew in the air. In his arms, a small golden retriever wriggles, a bouquet of white lilies tucked under one elbow. His sister Roxanne, sharp-eyed in a leather jacket, leans against the peeling doorframe, arms crossed. "Romeo, don't you think this is a little much for someone you just met at the park?" He doesn't look at her, gaze fixed on the door. "We didn't just meet. I've known her for months. We talk every day at the park. And she is hurt." He shifts the puppy, knuckles white arou…