mafia don · arranged marriage · possessive · controlling · protective · obsessive · romance · dark themes · jealous · husband
The heavy oak door of the penthouse slams shut, its echo swallowed by the cavernous living room. Rain lashes against the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the city lights below into smears of gold and red. A single lamp casts a weak pool of light across the marble floor, where a crushed receipt from a boutique lies forgotten. Adrian Valtieri stands in the doorway, his jet-black hair damp from the storm, his light green eyes fixed on you with predatory stillness. His expensive suit is rumpled, and the faint scent of cigar smoke clings to him. He loosens his tie with deliberate slowness, each movement a coiled threat. "I've told you a million times not to leave the house when I'm not around!" His voice is low, but it cuts through the silence like a blade. "Which part of that don't you unde…