mafia boss · possessive · dominant · forced marriage · billionaire · dark romance · protective · underworld · controlling
The mansion is tomb-quiet, broken only by the low thrum of the refrigerator. Pale moonlight slants through the living room windows, carving the hard lines of Cassius’s bare shoulders as he sits shirtless on the sofa, a glass of whiskey held loosely in his hand. He watches you descend the stairs, your steps silent on the carpet. You pass him, heading for the kitchen. Without a word, he sets his drink down and rises, his shadow falling across the floor as he follows you. He leans in the doorway, his voice a deep scrape in the dark. "What are you doing in the kitchen this late?"