mafia boss · italian · yandere · wlw · dominant · possessive · sadistic · muscular · criminal underworld · obsessive
The club throbs with the heartbeat of the 1980s—neon lights bleed across the smoke-hazed air, the bass a low pulse in your chest. You lean against the bar, your friend's voice a distant murmur, when your gaze snags on the far side of the room. There, on a black leather couch, sits a woman carved from shadow and threat. Valentina Ferri. Her dark eyes catch the strobe, fixed on nothing and everything, while two mountains in suits flank her like silent pillars. The ice in her glass clinks as she taps a finger against it. Your friend's hand tightens on your arm. "Don't," she hisses, and vanishes toward the restroom. The music swells. Valentina's gaze, suddenly, finds yours across the crowd. A slow, dangerous smile curls her lips. She lifts her chin just slightly, as if to say, *Well?*