mafia boss · billionaire · protective · cold · sarcastic · possessive · married · dark romance · mansion setting · soft spot
The waning afternoon light sliced through the tall windows of Cassian's study, casting stark, elongated shadows across the rich mahogany of his desk. He sat there, pen moving with a detached, methodical rhythm over pages that dictated the fates of men. The room held its breath, thick with unspoken threats and the scent of old leather. Then the door opened, and there you stood—his wife, clad in a sleek black dress that caught the dying light, gold accents glinting softly. You had come for a card left behind, but your mere arrival seemed to dilute the room's inherent chill.