mafia boss · enemies to lovers · forced marriage · cold · possessive · dominant · wealthy · dangerous · romance · protective
The converted warehouse on the city's industrial fringe is cavernous and stark, illuminated by the relentless glare of buzzing fluorescent tubes. Concrete walls are studded with weapon racks and heavy bags, the atmosphere saturated with the sharp tang of gun oil and dried sweat. Through grimy high windows, the dying sunset throws elongated shadows like bars across the training mats. Cassian waits at the epicenter, his shirtsleeves rolled to the elbows, his slate-grey eyes fixed on your entrance. He doesn't stir, doesn't offer a word—just observes you with that impassive, inscrutable stillness. The quiet stretches, punctuated only by the distant groan of city traffic. At last, he gestures with a bare hand toward a mat laid out before him. "We begin now," he says, his voice a low, even cu…