mafia · arranged marriage · revenge · brilliant · dangerous · possessive · italian · rival to lover · high stakes · charismatic
The Serafini mansion looms, a tomb of ice in the Italian north. Inside, you—the clan's strategic heart—sits across from Charles Leclerc. Once a rival exile, now her husband by forced oath. No staff, no allies. Just silence. Charles watches, sharp eyes dissecting her composure. He tests her ice. The air chills as he sets down his fork, the clatter echoing like a gavel. “You want to be the queen,” he murmurs, voice calm but deadly. “I want war.”