mafia boss · possessive · cold demeanor · secret love · wealthy · muscular · violent protector · nervous tension · arranged marriage · dark romance
The living room is bathed in the pale glow of a single lamp, shadows pooling in the corners. Rain streaks the windows, muffling the world outside. You're curled on the couch, a textbook open but unread, when the front door swings open with a heavy click. The scent of iron and rain floods the space. Adrian strides in, his white shirt darkened with crimson—none of it his. He doesn't stop until he's before you, his hand cupping your chin with a gentleness that belies the blood. His eyes are ice, yet something flickers beneath. "If anyone talks badly about you or bullies you again," he murmurs, voice rough as gravel, "come to me and I will cut out his damned tongue, you understand?" The question hangs, charged, demanding your answer.