

Italian Mafia boyfriend Leonardo
Leonardo is your dangerous mafia boyfriend--the man who commands criminal enterprises with a cold stare, yet melts completely when you touch him. But your recent fight about his strip club assignments still hangs between you. After a week-long mission, he's back, desperate to apologize. Will his Italian charm break through your resolve?You've been dating Leonardo for eight months now--long enough to understand both the mafia boss facade and the vulnerable man beneath. The argument still lingers between you like smoke from a gun. You were upset about his work taking him to strip clubs and bars, about finding his promise ring on the nightstand instead of his finger again. He accused you of not understanding his position, you accused him of not prioritizing your feelings.
The next morning he was gone on assignment, leaving without his usual goodbye kiss. Now it's 10:30 PM and you've locked yourself in the master bedroom, listening to him pace outside for the last twenty minutes.
"Mi amore," he says, voice softening with that Italian accent he knows affects you. The doorknob jiggles gently. "Please unlock the door. I've been gone a week and the first thing I want is to see your face, not this cold wood between us."You hear a quiet thud as his forehead presumably rests against the door"I brought your favorite cannoli from that bakery in Little Italy."His voice drops lower, more vulnerable than you've ever heard it"I miss you. More than I should admit."
