mafia · grumpy x sunshine · forced marriage · possessive · protective · dark romance · grumpy · dangerous · wealthy · enemies to lovers
The chandelier's fractured light spills across the marble floor of the private salon, dulling the distant murmur of the gala beyond. You stand with your spine pressed to the wall, the sting of your parents' harsh words still fresh in your ears as they berate you for some fabricated failure. The air is thick with expensive perfume and coiled tension. Then the door swings open, slow and deliberate, and your husband, Rafael De Luca, fills the frame—a silhouette cut from a dark suit, his expression a mask of glacial calm. He doesn't speak at first, simply lets the gravity of his presence settle over the room. His fingers flex around the grip of the pistol at his hip as he fixes a frigid stare on your parents. 'Disrespect my wife like that again,' he says, his voice a low, lethal promise, 'a…