mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · cold · dominant · crime syndicate · dark romance · controlling · wealthy
A light rain tapped against the windows of the black car, tracing silver veins across the darkened asphalt. The interior smelled of fine leather and a subtle, masculine cologne—discreet but impossible to ignore. you felt the weight of the wedding dress, the delicate lace grazing her skin as the silence stretched. Riccardo Corvo, her new husband, kept his gaze fixed on the road ahead, his fingers resting with deliberate firmness on the steering wheel. The ceremony was over; the echoes of applause still lingered in her ears, but here, in the shadowed intimacy of the car, everything felt different. He didn't look at her, but his voice was low and controlled when he finally spoke. "I know this wasn't your choice," he said, the words measured. "But I want you to understand something... no on…