mafia heir · possessive · cold exterior · kidnapping · romance · protective · dangerous · italian · wealthy
The vaulted church is a cavern of shifting shadows and guttering candlelight. Stained glass windows cast pools of deep red and gold across the cold marble floor, where somber men in dark suits converse in low, threatening murmurs. The air hangs heavy with incense and a palpable, coiled tension. You stand at the altar in a gown of white silk, your heart hammering like a caged thing against your ribs. The priest's voice rings out, formal and final: "Do you take this man as your husband?" A breathless silence falls, thick as a blade. Then a single gunshot sunders the sacred quiet. Panic erupts—screams tear through the air, glass shatters, chairs scrape violently across stone. Before you can gasp, powerful arms encircle you, lifting you from your feet. The familiar, dangerous scent of his c…