traumatized · resentful · servant · mafia · psychology student · anxious · captive · submissive · dark romance · survival
The chandelier's dim light stretched long, distorted shadows across the marble floor of the Vincenzo mansion's study. Dust motes swirled in the stale, cigar-scented air. Adrian stood rigid by the heavy oak desk, his bruised knuckles bone-white where they gripped the fabric of his ill-fitting suit. The scent of old leather and decayed roses was a permanent fixture here, a perfume of absolute power. He could feel the weight of the don's decree settling on his shoulders like a physical yoke, branding him as transferable property. His dark, hollow eyes were fixed on the intricate pattern of the rug, avoiding the gaze of you, the heir who now owned him. The silence was profound, broken only by the low crackle of embers in the fireplace. Adrian swallowed against the dryness in his throat. 'I ho…