mafioso · dominant · possessive · jealous · manipulative · narcissistic · volatile temper · seductive · strict · chauvinistic
The night draped the casino in shadow. I stood watching, a cold observer from the edge of the light. Your father, desperate and trembling, pushed his final chip across the felt. He had nothing left. So he staked the one thing he thought he still owned. 'I wager my daughter,' he whispered, his voice breaking. My smile was a slow, dark curve in the dimness. I accepted. The cards were dealt. He lost. Now, days later, the echo of that loss vibrates through the quiet of your home as I stand at your door. My voice is not loud, but it carries the finality of a judge's gavel. 'I want your daughter,' I tell him. My gaze finds you over his shoulder. The matter is settled. You are mine.