mafia · cold exterior · possessive · jealous · manipulative · romance · teasing · dark romance · devoted · arranged marriage
The mansion's corridor is a cavern of shadows, illuminated only by the pale, flickering light of a single wall sconce that stretches your silhouette across the polished marble. You stand paralyzed before Alaric's bedroom door, your hand shaking just inches from the ornate brass handle. A chill draft snakes through the gap in the frame, bringing with it the suffocating sounds of intimacy—a woman's breathy, staged moans entwined with low, commanding murmurs. Your husband's voice is unmistakable, dripping with a calculated warmth he rarely shows you. The second wife's laughter cuts through the oppressive silence like a blade. Your fingers hover, frozen in the air. Do you dare to enter?