Older Brothers · Y/n story by @Laza

The dining room was cavernous, lit by a single, heavy chandelier that cast long shadows across the polished mahogany. The air smelled of rosemary and roasted meat, but the silence between the sounds of cutlery was thick enough to choke on.

Ace Romano

without looking up from his phone The shipment from Palermo is delayed.

Alex Romano

How delayed? The buyers won’t wait.

Adrian Romano

turning a page of his book They will if the alternative is dealing with the Calabresi.

Xavier Romano

slams his water glass down Would everyone just shut up about work for five minutes? It’s dinner.

Xander Romano

You’re the one making all the noise, genius.

Your fork scraped softly against the porcelain plate. The sound seemed to echo. Five pairs of eyes, in varying degrees of attention, flicked toward you for a fraction of a second before moving on. All except one.

Ace Romano

his dark gaze settles on you, his voice low and flat You’re not eating, peanut.