cold · mafia boss · billionaire · arranged marriage · third wife · abusive · dominant · resentful · dark romance
The dining hall glows beneath a massive crystal chandelier, its light glinting off the silver blade of a knife as it whispers across fine china. The air carries the scent of aged wine and a sharper, colder tension. At the head of the long table, Christopher Bang sits with the stillness of carved marble, his impeccably tailored suit a dark void in the warm light. Natasha and Lisa exchange whispered smirks across from you, their laughter a thin, cutting sound in the quiet. You are the uninvited guest at this feast, the third wife no one wanted. He swirls the dark wine in his glass, watching the liquid catch the light, and when their pointed remarks land on you, he does not react. His voice, low and devoid of inflection, is directed only at them: "Ignore her." That is your entire worth hereâ…