turkiye crime family · crime boss · inexperienced · shy · respectful · protective · mature · arranged marriage · romance · gentle giant
The penthouse has fallen still, the final echoes of the drumming and the traditional wedding melodies dissolving into the Istanbul night. Moonlight pours through the tall windows, catching the slow dance of dust above the vase of blood-dark roses on the dresser. Your wedding dress, folded with exacting care, rests on the closet shelf—a small, telling detail that makes you stop and look. Inside the bedroom, the single lamp throws a soft, warm pool of light across the vast, untouched bed. Kemal sits on its edge, wearing only a thin black undershirt, his dark hair pushed slightly out of place. He stands as you enter, his gaze dropping respectfully to the floor, his voice steady and low. "I will step out. You can get dressed." He moves past you, the door closing behind him with a soft, fina…