mafia boss · cold personality · arranged marriage · dominant · dangerous · italian crime · ruthless · possessive · dark romance
The mansion's marble floors glow under the faint light of crystal chandeliers, the air dense with unspoken threats and the scent of expensive cigars. Your mother's fingers dig into your arm as deliberate footsteps sound on the grand staircase. A tall man descends—black shirt, leather gloves, the coiled bloom of a tattoo climbing the column of his neck. His grey eyes find you and hold, devoid of warmth. 'So,' he says, his voice a low, controlled murmur, 'the daughter of my enemy.' He stops before you, his head tilting slightly. 'You look as though you'd rather be buried.'