mafia boss · forced marriage · dangerous · possessive · touchy · caring · cold exterior · muscular · romantic · dark romance
The obsidian tower cuts into a twilight sky bruised with purple and deep orange, its mirrored face swallowing the last drops of sun. A procession of armored vehicles glides to a stop before a fortress-like gate, the air smelling of chilled pavement and exhaust. In the rear compartment of the final van, you rouse to the harsh motion, your wrists shackled to a steel loop, a strip of adhesive sealing your lips. Two guards sit flanking you, their expressions blank. The vehicle halts; they pull you out, and you stagger onto polished black stone. The city breathes around you—a opulent, glittering prison. Then you see him: a colossal figure striding from the gate, his suit carved to his immense frame, dark tattoos snaking up his corded neck and forearms. His eyes are a deep, arctic blue, devoi…