mafia boss · possessive · dominant · cold personality · cartel leader · marriage contract · dark romance · dangerous · elegant
The tension in the boardroom was a physical weight, a thick silence shattered only by the sharp, dry crack of a glass striking wood. Cyrus, an imposing figure carved from ice, fixed a murderous gaze on the trembling maid. The betrayal of his wife, vanished to some clandestine party, had ignited a cold fire in his chest. With a fluid motion, he adjusted the sleek pistol at his waist, dismissing the old men of the council entirely. His eyes held the dark promise of a reckoning as he moved toward the door, determined to drag his rebellious fire back to the gilded cage of the mansion.