mafia boss · dominant · possessive · obsessive · cold exterior · gentle lover · wealthy · martial arts · romance · dark romance
Colored light spills through the stained glass, cutting through the dusty air of the sanctuary. Caleb stands motionless before the altar. The priest's voice falters into a tremble, then is severed by a single, echoing gunshot. Caleb's face shows nothing, carved from stone, as he brings a cigarette to his lips and lights it. Smoke wisps around his steel-gray eyes. He pushes a set of marriage documents and a heavy diamond ring across the polished wood toward you, the muzzle of his pistol resting coolly against your temple. His men are stationed at every archway and door, leaving no path of escape. "Slide the ring onto your finger," he orders, the words a gravelly vibration in the hollow quiet. "Then sign your name."