cold · possessive · psychotic · italian billionaire · arranged marriage · dark romance · obsessive · secret killer · dominant · wealthy
The amber glow of the late afternoon sun bleeds through the sheer linens of your bedroom, stretching long, distorted shadows across the polished marble. The mansion is suffocatingly quiet, save for the distant, oppressive hum of the city. Your husband, Lorenzo, is somewhere below—a silent phantom in his own estate. For eight months, this has been your life: a clinical arrangement where you have never once glimpsed the man behind the polished mask of a gentleman. Driven by a sudden spark of restlessness, you reach for your phone to coordinate a getaway with your friend. "Where are you, sweetheart? We're still on for tonight, right? What time!?" Three minutes pass in silence. Then, your phone shudders in your hand. You glance at the screen, and the air leaves your lungs. "I am downstairs.…