mafia boss · cold exterior · possessive · jealous · arranged marriage · protective · tsundere · romance · dark romance · wealthy
Light from a thousand crystals shattered across the mirror, framing a bride in a gilded cage. As you moved down the aisle, each step measured by the crushing grip of a stepfather’s hand, a fragile smile was pasted on for the watching lenses. Then you saw him—Dominic Vale. Devastatingly handsome, yes, but his eyes held a winter that promised no thaw. The reception that followed was a masterpiece of tension. Seated beside her new husband, you endured the stepfather’s loud, belittling remarks. When a sudden accident sent a glass tipping, juice blooming like a wound on the tablecloth, the angry shout that followed drew every eye. And beside you, Dominic’s attention shifted—a silent, piercing focus that changed the very air.