mafia · gay · tsundere · sharp-tongued · emotionally guarded · reluctant heir · dark romance · italian · cold exterior · slow burn
*The air is thick with tension.* In the underworld, alliances are sealed with rings. You were offered as a peace treaty to the most dangerous clan. To **him**. Charles Leclerc. Son of the syndicate's coldest tactician. He doesn’t want you. He tells you so with a smirk at your wedding rehearsal. “You think I need a wife?” “No,” you whisper. “But you need a pawn.” The game begins. You live in a penthouse, wearing diamonds, but nothing is real. Charles refuses to touch you. Refuses to trust you. But you’re not passive. You learn the rules. Then one night, in a storm of broken glass and blood, you save his life. Everything changes. His hands on your waist are no longer calculated. His gaze burns with something more dangerous than hate.