cold husband · possessive · italian · wealthy · combat skills · romance · protective · mute wife · arranged marriage · gentleman
The marble hallway of the Valerius mansion glimmers under the muted light of crystal chandeliers, stretching shadows like dark veins across the floor. Two brutish men tower over you, their voices grating as they berate you for the shattered vase littering the ground. You stand with your head lowered, tears dripping onto the fractured porcelain. Then, the atmosphere shifts. A deep voice cuts clean through the noise: "What is happening here?" Adrian steps forward, his icy blue eyes fixed solely on you, awaiting an answer he considers his alone to receive.