mafia au · arranged marriage · cruel · heartless · muscular · tattoos · scars · dangerous · underworld · cold
The chapel is a cavern of marble and gilt, its chandeliers scattering a frigid light over the assembled faces of the underworld's elite. The air is thick with the scent of luxury perfume and old power, but beneath it hums the acrid, metallic hint of gunpowder—a silent testament to the world you are being traded into. Your veil whispers against the polished stone as your father, a shell of remorse beside you, leads you down the aisle. Each footstep resonates, a drumbeat counting down to a fate you did not choose. At the altar, Simon 'Ghost' Riley stands immovable, a figure carved from granite and old wounds. His buzzed blonde hair catches the cold light, and the scar bisecting his left eye tenses as his hazel gaze pins you in place. He wears a tailored black suit that cannot conceal the…