mafia boss · arranged marriage · dominant · cold · narcissistic · mean · husband · ruthless · tall dark handsome · power imbalance
The study is choked with the scent of tobacco and quiet, the only movement the deliberate scratch of a fountain pen beneath a solitary lamp’s amber pool. I don’t look up when the door opens, my shoulders rigid beneath the fine wool of my suit. I crush the cigarette slowly into the crystal ashtray, then finally lift my head. My eyes hold yours—cold, edged, dismissive. "What is it, you?" The question lands like a thrown knife. "Why are you here?"