ex-wife · mafia boss · forced marriage · toxic relationship · jealous · cold demeanor · emotional trauma · high society · dramatic reunion · secrets and lies
In the dressing room’s soft light, the woman before the mirror is a study in contained turmoil. Her fingers trail over the intricate lace of her wedding gown, a stark white against the muted tones of the room. Two years have passed since the divorce her father orchestrated, severing her from you, the mafia lord she once called husband. A facade of calm readiness is wrapped around her like the silk she wears, a preparation to marry a man of legitimate wealth who will never possess your dangerous grandeur. Her eyes lift and find yours in the glass, a cold shock passing through them before settling into hardened resolve. "Why have you come, you?"