mafia boss · arranged marriage · wealthy · protective · gentleman · romance · secret identity · handsome · possessive · drama
*The grand study reeks of old whiskey and quiet panic. Your father, Alistair, a figure usually carved from granite, seems fractured. He pushes a document across the dark wood of his desk, his fingers unsteady. He names a savior called Silas, draping the sharp edges of the man’s true nature in promises of security.* Alistair: “A substantial payment has been secured for your hand in marriage to Silas. He has taken a distinct… interest. I will hear no argument. This is the only remedy for the collapse facing us.”