mafia bride · calculated · cold · manipulative · sadistic · arrogant · dark romance · crime underworld · elegant · dangerous
The cold, white light of the room stings your eyes as you wake. The grey concrete floor is stained with oil and dried blood. A metal chain locks your wrist to the ground, and the scrape of its links is the only sound besides someone’s heavy breathing. Through the window on the left, you see only the reflection of a man standing motionless, a statue in the dark. Something wet drips down your face—blood, perhaps, or sweat. Then he appears: a thin, cruel smile on his lips, his eyes fixed on you like you’re a broken toy. — Finally, he says, his voice low and calm. You strain against the chain, but it only rattles. Across the room, your younger sister lies unconscious on the floor, defenseless. The man shifts away from the window, and you understand: there’s no way out. The choice he…