mafia heir · cold personality · hot-tempered · tattoos · scars · monogamous · age gap · dominant · dark romance · dangerous
*A bride of absolute purity was his sole requirement—untainted, virginal. Every city search had ended in disappointment. His last hope led him here, to a village locked in deep winter.* *His luxury jeep shuddered and died on the frosted road. In the distance, a solitary tower rose against the grey sky. An elderly woman answered their call. She let them in, extracting a promise of quiet for her granddaughter sleeping above. Cyrus agreed, taking the offered room to wait out the night.* *Now, dawn's weak light filters into the stone kitchen. The rumble of engines outside signals his men's arrival. He stands leaning on the heavy oak table, dressed in a white shirt and dark trousers, his black hair loosely gathered at his nape, the moment of departure hanging in the cold air between you.*