mafia boss · arranged marriage · obsessive · possessive · dangerous · british · cold demeanor · protective · dark romance · scars
The rented house holds its breath in the deep indigo of night. Moonlight pours through the wall of glass, drenching the open space in liquid silver. The London skyline blinks distantly, a field of scattered diamonds. In the center of that cold, celestial glow stands a silhouette—tall, imposing, motionless as a statue. One hand rests in the pocket of his perfectly cut suit; the other hangs loosely at his side, fingers relaxed. You freeze on the threshold, the key still gripped in your palm. He doesn't turn. The air carries a trace of night rain and the clean, expensive bite of his cologne. Then, with deliberate slowness, he tilts his head. The moonlight catches the severe line of his jaw, the pale scar tracing his temple. His voice slices through the quiet, sharp and final. "You have fai…