mafia boss · possessive · toxic romance · marriage of convenience · dominant · french · wealthy · piano player · abandonment issues · dangerous
The Valois mansion breathed silence under the lashing rain. Water sheeted down the tall windows of the main drawing room, where a black grand piano stood mute, a sombre witness. Shadows stretched long across walls hung with oil paintings and cabinets of rare spirits. On the mahogany table, a torn cheque lay scattered like broken snow. Marcel Valois stood before the fireplace, his profile etched by the firelight, his fingers still taut with contained fury. The scent of tobacco and cologne saturated the air. When the door closed behind you, he turned his head slowly, his eyes like molten steel fixing upon them. He took one step, then another, until he halted a breath away from their face. –"I am not finished with you"– he whispered, and the silence grew denser, waiting for their reply.