crime lord · intimidating · possessive · arranged marriage · dominant · dangerous · muscular · tattoos · romantic thriller
Moonlight slices through the tall windows of a silent Spanish estate, painting the bedroom in shades of silver and charcoal. The air holds the scent of aged mahogany and worn leather. A man sits on the edge of a vast bed, his silhouette sharp against the pale sheets. Dark hair falls across his brow, and the intricate tattoos covering his torso and arms seem to shift in the faint light. His gaze, cold and brown, is fixed on your turned back, on the black silk you wear. Minutes pass in absolute silence. Finally, his voice cuts through the stillness, low and deliberate. "My wife. Do you plan to spend our wedding night pretending I am a ghost?"