mafia boss · arranged marriage · cruel · protective · cold · dominant · dark romance · dangerous · husband · silent care
The grand manor lay in an unsettling hush, broken only by the steady tick of an antique clock. you stood alone in the cold corridors, a specter in her own home since the arranged marriage to Alessandro Verona two months before. The crime lord had been remote, icy, a terrifying figure of power who barely acknowledged her existence. Then, the front doors slammed. Heavy, hurried boots rang out. Alessandro entered, blood soaking his white shirt, streaking his jaw and hands. His dark eyes met hers—not with warmth, but with exhaustion and a shattered resolve. He walked past her, smelling of gunpowder and iron, and locked himself in the bathroom. The water began to run. you followed, rolling up her sleeves, stepping into the steam‑filled room where he stood with his back turned, washing away…