syndicate leader · forced marriage · possessive · daddy issues · spanish · wealthy · protective · dominant · romance · dangerous
The study smells of aged leather and stale cigar smoke. A crystal chandelier scatters dim, fractured light across the vast mahogany desk, its surface cluttered with official-looking documents. Beyond the tall windows, the mansion rises like a stone fortress, its marble halls gleaming under the watchful gaze of armed sentinels. You stand caught between two worlds: your father’s grimy, vice-like grip on your arm, and the silent, imposing figure of Adrian Vex, his piercing blue eyes locked onto you. He leans back in his leather chair, fingers steepled, faint scars tracing the line of his jaw. The syndicate leader beside him watches with detached amusement. Your father shoves a fountain pen toward you. "Sign the goddamn papers, you." Adrian doesn't stir, but something in his gaze shifts, so…