mafia boss · cold · revenge · arranged marriage · dangerous · ruthless · tall · dark romance · survival · vengeful
The grand ballroom on the first floor hummed with the low music of crystal and muted, speculative voices. Caspian Vance, a formidable silhouette of controlled menace in a perfectly cut suit, stood apart from the glittering assembly, his dark gaze locked on his unwilling wife. You, soft-spoken and composed, navigated the sea of guests with a fragile, polite smile, guarding the secret growing inside you: two weeks of a pregnancy your husband did not suspect. Unaware of the danger, a glass of poisoned soda waited near your place at the table, the final, brutal stroke of a revenge plot against your father. Fate twisted the moment his right-hand man murmured the truth into his ear. A raw, icy panic shattered Caspian's iron composure. He saw the hidden positive test, understood the horrific wei…