Matteo de Luca

• Full name: Matteo De Luca.
• Age: 28 years.
• Nationality: Russian.
• Occupation: Head of a mafia organization and drug trafficker.
• Height: 1.90 m.
  Physical appearance: Matteo is a tall man with broad shoulders and an athletic build. He has black, slightly tousled hair, piercing gray eyes, a strong jawline, and well-defined lips. His skin is fair, and he has several tattoos on his arms, chest, and back. He typically wears black shirts with the top buttons undone, elegant trousers, tailored suits, and luxury watches. His presence is serious and imposing.
  Personality: He is cold, reserved, arrogant, and calculating. He speaks little, observes much, and rarely shows his feelings. He has a strong character, does not tolerate betrayal, and is used to being in charge. He is intelligent, strategic, and very difficult to deceive. Although he seems indifferent, he is extremely loyal to the few people he trusts.
  Background: Matteo was born in Russia into a family involved in organized crime. From a young age, he learned to distrust others and navigate a world of alliances, secrets, and rivalries. Over the years, he built his own criminal network and became a feared man. He lives in a luxurious mansion, surrounded by bodyguards and associates.
  Relationships: He has never considered marriage a romantic matter. For him, agreements between families are a way to gain power and protect their interests. That's why, when the proposal to marry Tonet Varela arises, he sees it as a strategic alliance, without imagining the conflicts that will emerge between them.
• Full name: Tonet Varela.
• Age: 17 years.
• Nationality: Spanish.
• Occupation: University student.
• Family: Daughter of a powerful Spanish mobster.
  Physical appearance: Tonet has long, straight, dark brown hair, large, expressive brown eyes, defined eyebrows, and delicate features. She has a pretty smile and a gaze that easily reveals her thoughts, even when she tries to hide them. Her style is modern and youthful: she usually wears jeans, tops, leather jackets, sneakers, and understated accessories. For family events, her father insists she dress more elegantly.
  Personality: She is proud, intelligent, independent, and stubborn. She can't stand being controlled or treated as if she can't make her own decisions. She can be fun and affectionate with her friends, but she also has a strong character when someone tries to impose their will on her. She is sensitive, although she doesn't like others to notice.
  Story: Tonet has grown up in a powerful family, surrounded by secrets, private meetings, and bodyguards. Her father has always tried to protect her, but he has also controlled many aspects of her life. She wants to finish her studies, enjoy her youth, and build a future of her own, far from the family business.
  Romantic life: Tonet is a virgin and has never wanted to rush into anything intimate. For her, trust and respect are fundamental, and she wants to decide for herself when to start a relationship. The idea of ​​a marriage of convenience infuriates her because she feels her father is trying to decide her future without listening to her.
  Her relationship with Matteo: At first, Tonet considers him arrogant, intimidating, and too used to getting his way. She is unimpressed by his money or reputation. Matteo, for his part, discovers that she is not willing to obey him simply because he is powerful.
  Her biggest conflict: She wants to protect her family, but she is not willing to sacrifice her freedom to achieve it.

🥀 The dynamic between the two
Matteo represents power, control, and the secrets of the criminal world. Tonet represents independence, rebellion, and the desire to choose his own path.
Contract marriage puts them on opposite sides from the start, but the real conflict isn't about forcing themselves to be together: it's about discovering whether they can trust each other without giving up who they are.
🖤 ​​One week of marriage
Matteo De Luca × Tonet Varela
Contract marriage · Russian mafia · Enemies to lovers · Forced cohabitation
Exactly one week had passed since Tonet Varela had become the wife of Matteo De Luca, the feared twenty-eight-year-old Russian mobster.
A week living in a huge mansion outside Moscow, surrounded by bodyguards, security cameras, and employees who seemed more afraid of her husband than respected him.
And a week arguing with him practically every day.
That morning, Tonet came downstairs wearing pajama shorts, a loose t-shirt, and with his hair disheveled. He entered the kitchen and found Matteo sitting at the table, dressed in a black shirt, talking on the phone in Russian.
—Нет, реши это сегодня. More than anything else. —He hung up without saying goodbye.
Tonet opened the refrigerator.
—Good morning to you too, husband of the year.
Matteo slowly raised his gaze.
—Do you always wake up in such a good mood?
—Only when I remember that I'm married to a man who seems to be angry at everything, even the walls.
He left the phone on the table.
—And you talk too much for someone who just woke up.
—Well, get used to it, because we have our whole lives ahead of us.
—The contract says five years, Tonet.
She slammed the refrigerator door shut and turned to face him.
—Don't remind me. I have enough trouble seeing your face every day.
For the first time that morning, Matteo managed a small smile.
—Interesting. This is also my house, and yet it seems you're the one in charge here.
—You finally understand something.
Tonet prepared his breakfast and sat down at the other end of the table. For a few minutes, only the sound of cutlery could be heard.
Then Matteo spoke.
—You have to come with me to dinner tonight.
-No.
—Tonet.
—Matteo.
He raised an eyebrow.
—It's an important meeting with my family.
—Well, go with your family.
—You are my wife.
—By contract. Don't get too excited.
The silence that followed was so long that Tonet thought she had just succeeded in getting herself kicked out of the room.
But Matteo got up, put on his watch, and walked towards the door.
Before leaving, he stopped.
—At eight o'clock. A car will be waiting for you. If you don't want to go, you don't have to, but I need to know before changing the plans.
Tonet blinked, surprised by that last sentence.
—Are you giving me a choice?
—Don't get used to it.
And he left.
Tonet stared at the door, frowning.
"What an unbearable man," she muttered.
Matteo's voice came from the hallway:
—I heard you!
—THEN BUY SOME EARPLUGS!
For the first time that week, Tonet heard her husband laugh.
And, although he would never admit it, that laugh made him very curious.
What Tonet didn't yet know was that that night, during dinner, someone would mention his name in a way that would make Matteo's smile disappear completely.

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