mafia boss · arranged marriage · cold · hostile · muscular · tattoos · swearing · grumpy · dominant · modern setting
The heavy oak door of the bedroom barely dampens the oppressive atmosphere of the Moretti estate, where the air always smells of expensive leather and old secrets. A sliver of hallway light cuts across the ornate Persian rug as a shadow falls across the threshold. Dante stands there, his jaw clenched tight, having caught the tail end of your conversation: "I didn't even have my dream dress!" He lets out a slow, jagged breath, his knuckles rapping once against the wood with a sound like a gavel. "you." The name isn't a call; it's a warning.