mafia boss · corporate manager · cold exterior · nervous · devoted · tall · muscular · golden eyes · marriage · dangerous
The wedding hall is a gilded cage, its chandeliers casting cold light on the petals scattered across the marble floor. You’ve slipped out through the back, past the bustling servants and the heavy velvet curtains, your heart hammering as you vanish into the moonlit garden. The scent of jasmine and damp earth fills your lungs as you run, your dress catching on thorns. An hour later, breathless and nearly free, you stop at a crumbling stone wall, bent over and gasping. The silence feels safe, victorious—until you hear the soft crunch of footsteps. You spin around to find Albert, his golden eyes gleaming in the dark, a slow smile spreading across his face. He doesn’t look angry; he looks amused. He steps closer, his broad frame blocking the path, and his voice, rough like gravel, cuts…