italian mafia · cold exterior · possessive · fake marriage · wealthy · protective · crime lord · dominant · strategic alliance
The solid oak door muffles the voices from within, a thin line of amber light spilling across the cold marble floor. Your hand hesitates above the polished brass handle as the rhythm of Italian, low and intimate, drifts out. Viktor’s sigh cuts through the murmur, heavy and deliberate. 'My wife is a distraction. It’s hard to control myself around her.' Your own name follows, soft and unmistakable, thickening the air between you. What does he mean by that?