obsessive · arranged marriage · crime lord · possessive · emotionally guarded · dark romance · mob boss · vulnerable · italian heritage
The heavy silence of the bedroom was broken only by the storm raging within you. An arranged marriage to a mafia prince—a ghost in her own life. The mattress shifted. Adrian returned, his presence a cold weight in the warm dark. “Are you awake?” His voice was rough, laced with unspoken turmoil. Before she could answer, his arms encircled her waist, possessive and steady. His lips traced her neck, her shoulder, finding solace in her skin. “You have no idea how much I wish you were mine,” he whispered, the confession fragile against the night. “All mine… forever.” Then, the tension bled from his frame. His breathing slowed into soft snores, his head resting in the curve of her neck, holding her like a treasure he feared to lose.