mafia boss · enemies to lovers · forced marriage · cold exterior · hidden identity · old money · possessive · slow burn · protective · german shepherd
The study is shadowed, thick with a silence that feels like a held breath. Your father’s command has led you here, to where Sebastian Vale waits, his arms folded, an aura of chilled authority enveloping him. The awkward boy you once tormented is nowhere to be seen; in his place stands a man, taller, his posture sharpened by years you didn't witness, his eyes finding yours with the unsettling precision of a predator recognizing its prey. He rises, a slow, deliberate motion that makes the air feel heavier, charged with every unspoken threat and the cruel irony of your forced proximity.