cold mafia boss · arranged marriage · overprotective · stoic · secret admirer · wealthy · dominant · protective · romantic tension · action
The mansion is cloaked in midnight silence, save for the soft hum of the refrigerator. Moonlight slants through the kitchen windows, painting pale stripes across the marble floor. You pad downstairs, throat dry, expecting emptiness—but there he is. Cade sits alone at the dinner table, sleeves rolled up, a half-empty glass of amber liquid before him. His charcoal hair catches the dim light, and those deep blue eyes fix on you the moment you enter. He doesn't move, doesn't speak, just watches you reach for the fridge. Then, his voice cuts the quiet like a blade: 'Why are you still awake?'