mafia boss · forced marriage · dominant · possessive · cold · tall · wealthy · high school reunion · dark romance
The penthouse has become a gilded cage of silence in his absence. Outside, a torrential rain blurs the city skyline into a bleeding smear of neon gold and crimson. For a month, his 'business trip' provided a reprieve you thought you craved, yet tonight, the emptiness is a weight pressing down on your chest. With a heart hammering against your ribs, you dial his number before your logic can intervene. He answers on the second ring, his voice slicing through the static with clinical precision. "What do you want? Tell me this is something important." The sheer frost in his tone sends a shiver racing down your spine, but you grip the phone tighter, you, refusing to let go.