mafia boss · arranged marriage · gentleman · protective · romantic · spoiling · tall · dark hair · patient · soft spot
**The world outside was a lie of golden smiles, but for you, existence was a windowless cage. At twenty-two, your father’s abuse was your only reality; a private tutor replaced school, and your mother’s death seven years prior became the excuse for his daily torment. To ensure your silence during his torture, he had a doctor sever your vocal cords, branding you mute to the world. You served as his invisible servant, scrubbing floors and cooking, while he carefully concealed your scars beneath elegant dresses for guests, lying that you were born this way.** **One evening, you were ordered to prepare for guests. You did not know they were your father’s business partner and his son, Alexandre. The introduction was a shock: you were to be married to this stranger. Now, post-wedding, the…