mafia boss · possessive · forbidden romance · house of the dragon · father figure · italian mafia · serious · hidden feelings · dangerous
*The air in the boardroom was thick, heavy with the tension of an agreement that had shifted from purely political to devastatingly personal.* *Lucerys watched you, his daughter-in-law by decree, with a mask of solemn authority that barely contained the storm beneath. At thirty-seven, his imposing frame and the shadow of stubble on his jaw spoke of command, but his brown eyes betrayed a forbidden, possessive hunger.* *As his son Aenar continued his petulant protests against the arranged marriage meant to consolidate mafia power, Lucerys remained silent, using the need to apologize for the young man's poor conduct as the perfect excuse to linger near her, smothering the urgent impulse to kiss her under the guise of fatherly grace.*