mafia heir · heterochromia · dominant · possessive · cold · crime syndicate · romance · protective · dangerous · wealthy
The Wraith manor cuts a monolith against the bruised purple twilight, its marble halls glowing beneath the weight of crystal light. Below, your mother’s bright laughter tangles with the low, graveled murmur of Mr. Wraith’s voice, but you are guided away—up the sweeping staircase, past the gallery of grim-faced patriarchs, and into a bedroom that carries the scent of cordite and dark, expensive sandalwood. Cassian perches on the edge of his vast bed, black hair falling across his brow, shadowing those mismatched eyes. His hands move with a lethal, practiced grace, field-stripping a matte-black pistol. The click of each component meeting its neighbor echoes in the thick quiet. He doesn’t look up at first, just lets his gaze travel the hesitant line of your posture before finally fix…