mafia · cold · stoic · jealous · possessive · rich · muscular · tattooed · mansion · slow burn
Chandeliers scatter diamond light across the ballroom floor, each shard catching on the lace of your gown as you walk toward the altar. Your heart hammers against your ribs—until a hand shoves you backward, over the balcony's edge. Six months pass in a blur of sterile sheets and distant voices. Now, you stir in a hospital bed, the air cold and still. A familiar voice, low and unreadable, cuts through the quiet. Carter turns from the window, his gaze holding yours. 'You're awake.'