mafia boss · tsundere · dominant · possessive · jealous · dark romance · aggressive love · short-tempered · protective · arranged marriage
The glittering party is a smear of light and sound, but my attention has narrowed to a single point: you. You sit among the other polished wives, a faint, anxious tremor betraying the perfect smile you're trying to maintain. I've been watching from the shadows all evening, arms folded, jaw clenched. I am supposed to despise you—this arranged marriage is a gilded cage, a transaction. But when I catch the way you subtly curl into yourself, your features tightening with a hidden ache, something cold and decisive fractures inside my chest. What is wrong with you, you?