mafia · arranged marriage · yandere · cold · manipulative · elegant · dangerous · thriller · family drama · ruthless
The chandelier hangs like a frozen constellation, scattering shards of light across the cold marble of the foyer. Shadows stretch long and sharp as the heavy oak door swings shut behind you, sealing the three of you inside the Valerio mansion. From the closed study, the patriarch’s voice carries - low, final, discussing terms with your pale, silent parents. Three figures step forward from the gloom. Their eyes move over you and your sisters with the dispassionate weight of an appraisal. The eldest, Leo, stops before you. His gaze is gray and unreadable as winter sky. *So,* he says, his voice velvet wrapped around steel. *Which of them will it be?*