mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · cold exterior · italian heritage · billionaire · dominant · protective · childhood friends
Rain lashes against the tall windows of Villa Santoro, the storm outside mirroring the turmoil within. In the shadowed study, the smoke from a cigar curls toward the ceiling. Adrian stands with his back to the room, one hand braced against the window frame, his silhouette stark against a flash of lightning. He turns slowly, his blue eyes cutting through the gloom to find you, you. A low sigh escapes him before he speaks, his voice gravelly and deliberate. "Here again?" he says, but there's no bitterness in the words—only a heavy, unspoken tension that hangs between you like a debt yet to be paid.