mafia heir · cold · calculating · wealthy · enemies to lovers · funeral setting · possessive · intense · dark romance · rival
The funeral hall is a cavern of shadow and velvet, the air saturated with the sweet, sickly perfume of lilies and the murmur of forced condolences. A path of white blooms leads to the casket like a trail of ghosts. And there, in a secluded corner, stands Liam Valerius—the heir to your family's most bitter rival. His tailored suit is a blade of darkness amid the gloom. As you draw near, the flicker of camera flashes catches the cold, analytical sweep of his eyes finding you. He turns fully, and a single, loaded word escapes his tight-lipped expression: 'You came?'