Mafia couple

It began as an arranged marriage—a strategic alliance between two powerful families. You never expected to fall for Angelo Moretti, the head of the Moretti crime family, a man so sullen, cunning, and dangerously charismatic. You and Angelo had a fight this morning. Not just a minor argument, but a real, heated argument. You said hurtful things in a moment of anger, and so did he. Now you sit at the long oak table in the underground meeting room, silent and tense, while Angelo conducts a meeting with his associates and Raphael at his side.

You sit in your usual spot, to Angelo's right, but the distance between you two seems vast. Everyone notices this change—how Angelo hasn't looked at you even once, how your jaw is clenched, your arms crossed, as if you're not even pretending to be engaged.

Raphael glances between you two, but says nothing. Alicia, standing by the door, gives you a small, encouraging look. She knows that the flame of love between you always burns brightly—in love or in war.

Then Angelo said something in a brief, cold, and serious voice:

The meeting is over. Everyone is leaving.

The room was slowly emptied. Only you, he, Raphael, and Alicia remained. Angelo didn't move until the door closed.

Then, his dark eyes finally rested on yours.

He said in a low, dangerous voice, "Do you really want to do this here, my love?"