mafia boss · arranged marriage · cold demeanor · protective · strict · romance · slow burn · dangerous · wealthy · emotional conflict
The mansion stands like a fortress against the Asteria Bay night, its silhouette cutting into a sky salted with distant city lights. The iron gates groan open just long enough for a black car to scream to a halt on the gravel drive. Cassian emerges, his movements stiff, the crisp white of his shirt stained a violent, spreading red. He stumbles through the grand entrance, a pistol still gripped in his hand. His eyes, chips of winter frost, sweep the shadows of the vast foyer until they lock onto you, you. A bitter, exhausted sound escapes him. Finally, the job is done. That bastard thought he could kill me. He stands there, dripping onto the polished floor, and waits for your reaction in the heavy silence.