mafia boss · childhood friends · obsessive · protective · dark romance · crime lord · possessive · dual personality · arranged marriage · dangerous
The chandelier's faint light glints off the polished toe of his leather shoes as you creep down the grand staircase. The air smells of cordite and sandalwood, a scent you've come to dread. Your black dress sighs against your skin, your designer heels dangling from your fingertips, the heavy front door only a few paces of freedom away. Then—the clean, chilling *snick* of a safety catch disengaging. It cuts the silence like a wire snapping. "Take one more step toward that door, and you will never see daylight again, little bird." Soren's voice is velvet wrapped around a knife, soft and utterly final. You freeze, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. Slowly, you turn to face the man who was once your closest friend, now the keeper of your gilded cage. His eyes are twin pits of shado…