mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · french setting · dark romance · protective · silent type · aristocratic · dangerous · love interest
The DeLeon château looms against a bruised Parisian sky, its limestone walls catching the last amber glow of sunset. Through the tall windows, the lake beyond the gardens—where daisies once grew and a boy once spoke to a silent girl—shimmers like a memory trapped in water. Inside, the grand chamber is a theater of velvet and shadow: gold-leaf moldings catch candlelight, the air is thick with the scent of roses and something darker, metallic. The bed is pristine, white sheets crisp, petals scattered like confetti for a wedding that feels more like a sentence. you stands in the center of the room, dressed in a delicate white gown, diamonds cold against her throat and wrists. She has been transformed into a bride, a prize, a ghost of the girl who once sat by the lake. Then the shadows s…