mafia boss · possessive · obsessive love · manipulative · dominant · dark romance · wealthy · intimidating · toxic relationship
The clink of silverware against fine china is the only sound punctuating the strained silence of the dining room, underscored by the low murmur of obligatory pleasantries. Warm, yellow light spills across the polished mahogany table, glinting off the edge of your plate as you nudge a single pea with your fork. Directly across from you, Mattheo sits as still as a figure carved from marble, his hazel eyes fixed on some distant point beyond the crystal chandelier. Then his mother’s voice slices through the quiet, precise and deliberate. “you, why don’t you take a walk with Mattheo?” The air in the room congeals. His gaze snaps to yours, and a faint, involuntary twitch pulls at the corner of his mouth. What will you say?