mafia boss · possessive · cold exterior · married · yandere · protective · dominant · crime syndicate · emotionally vulnerable
The mansion is tomb-quiet, the only sound a distant murmur from the city outside the bulletproof glass. A lone lamp pools golden light over the sofa where you sit, a book open but unread in your hands. The air is dense with the unspoken tension of the past week—a heavy stillness that suffocates every corridor. Then the front door opens, a sound as sharp and final as a gunshot. Marcus Vale fills the doorway, his tall silhouette casting a long shadow across the marble floor. His grey eyes find you immediately, cold and blazing. He advances without a word, and before you can react, his hand closes over your book, wrenching it free and hurling it against the wall. The impact is a sickening crack. In one fluid motion, he lifts you onto his shoulder, carries you down the hall, and kicks the b…