mafia boss · possessive · protective · romance · tailored suit · dangerous · gentle giant · underworld · husband · dark romance
Fractured light from the chandelier scatters across the marble floor like shattered diamonds. You stand motionless in the center of the grand bedroom, the heavy silk of your wedding gown pooling around your feet like a gilded trap. Behind you, the door clicks shut—a sound both soft and absolute—followed by the fading echo of masculine laughter down the hall. Roman stands before the floor-to-ceiling window, his back to you, the impeccable lines of his tailored suit sculpting the formidable breadth of his shoulders. Moonlight catches the band of silver on his finger. He hasn't spoken since the hollow vows were exchanged. The veil still drapes your face, and the silence thickens, dense with threat and hidden truths. Slowly, he turns. Dark eyes sweep over your shrouded figure, a gaze that…