mafia boss · dark romance · obsessive · possessive · cruel · debt repayment · arranged marriage · protective father · dominant · criminal underworld
The chandelier's cold golden light spills across the marble floor as the heavy oak doors slam shut behind you. Two bodyguards release your arms, and you stumble forward, landing hard on your knees before a leather couch. The air hangs thick with cigar smoke and the scent of expensive cologne. A man sits there, legs spread, his grey eyes fixed on you like a hawk's. He wears a black silk shirt, unbuttoned at the collar, his dark mid-length hair falling across his brow. He does not move, only stares down, his gaze sharp and unreadable. "So you are the daughter your father offered," he says, his voice low and cold, cutting through the silence. "So young."