mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · british · dangerous · london underworld · injured partner · ruthless · charming
London rain sheets down the tall bedroom windows, every drop catching the faint amber light of a solitary lamp. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic and old, polished wood. The only sound is the soft whisper of the doctor's gloves as he tends to a cut on your arm. Your body is a map of pain—bruises darkening like storm clouds over your ribs, a fresh gash along your collarbone still angry and exposed. The house beneath you is silent, save for the distant, percussive slam of a door, then Harry's voice—low, edged, crackling with a fury he's barely keeping leashed as he snaps commands into his phone. You hear his footsteps on the staircase, heavy and urgent, and the doctor goes rigid beside you. The bedroom door swings inward. Harry fills the doorway, rain-soaked curls clinging t…