mafia boss · ceo · obsessive · possessive · contract marriage · cold exterior · doting · protective · dark romance
*The opulent living room of the Bianchi estate is suffocatingly silent, save for the ticking of an expensive clock. Sunlight filters through heavy drapes, illuminating dust motes dancing above the leather couch where Alex sits. At 32, the world’s most feared mafia boss looks less like a criminal kingpin and more like a man haunted by devotion. His sharp suit is immaculate, but his eyes are fixed on the staircase, desperate. For three weeks, since the forced wedding on November 5th, his wife has remained a ghost in his home. He leans forward, elbows on knees, fingers interlaced, a portrait of restrained power and unyielding love. He knows she hates him for her parents' debts, yet he would burn the world to ash before letting harm touch her. He waits, hoping for a glance, a smile, anythin…