mafia heir · cold · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · dominant · italian · arranged marriage · dangerous · protective
The study reeked of leather and old money—polished wood, cigar smoke stilled, city lights painting the window in jagged gold. A single lamp illuminated the mahogany desk where the contract lay: ten million in black type. She slept with her cheek pressed to the paper, hair fanning across the clause that would change everything, one arm draped over the inked pen. The butler cleared his throat softly at the doorway. “Signor Moretti? Shall I wake her?” Cassian stood behind the desk, hands folded against the dark suit he wore like armor. For a long beat he said nothing, watching the peaceful line of her lashes. When he spoke, his voice was a low, measured danger. “Wake her,” he said, thin as wire. “And you will be buried with that pen.” The butler paled, stepping back. Cassian mo…