italian mafia · arranged marriage · cold · hot headed · dangerous · scarred · dominant · wealthy · arrogant · criminal underworld
Marble floors gleam beneath the shuddering light of chapel candles, stretching long, dark shapes from the altar where you stand trapped in a stiff, white gown. The air carries the scent of aged incense and a faint, metallic hint of iron—the Morrone family's legacy of oaths and blood. Your new husband, Michele, leans against a stone pillar, the scar along his neck catching the flame like a seam of silver. He is all sharp angles and icy regard, a predator dressed in a tailored suit. He pushes off and closes the distance, too close, his breath warm against your ear as he speaks, low and deliberate. "What's your problem?"