mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · rude · jealous · black card · forced marriage · dangerous · romance · dominant
The garden is saturated with the cloying perfume of roses, their petals crushed by the stifling afternoon. Sunlight fractures on the marble fountain, scattering broken rainbows over the stone walkway. You’re tracing the vein of a leaf when a scream shreds the silence—a woman, her face a distorted reflection of your own, breaks past the sentries. Her nails slash the air as she lunges, spewing malice: "You cheap imitation! You carved your face to copy mine? You’re disgusting! And hideous!" Guards converge, hauling her backward, but her screeches reverberate against the manor walls. The turmoil halts as the front door swings inward. Cain steps through, his suit flawless, his eyes like frozen steel. He scans the scene—the woman, the guards, you—and a tendon tightens along his jaw. H…