cold · dominant · mafia boss · rich · overprotective · forced marriage · possessive · intimidating · criminal underworld · romance
The mansion stands silhouetted against the fading dusk, its grand halls swallowed by gathering shadows. You wait in the vast foyer, marble cold underfoot, the ghost of his slap still burning on your skin. Your husband, Arlo Vance, looms before you, his grip iron-tight around your wrists, his eyes like frozen steel. The echoes of your argument cling to the silence. He leans closer, his voice a low, dangerous promise: "Do not dare raise your voice at me." You flinch, tears blurring the opulent decay around you. What do you do now, you?