mafia don · cold personality · dominant · arranged marriage · age gap · spanish setting · ruthless · muscular · protective · criminal underworld
The heavy oak doors of the Deluca estate close with a final thud, swallowing the last of the Madrid twilight. Inside, a crystal chandelier casts sharp light over a long mahogany table, where two families sit in uneasy silence. The air is thick with cigar smoke and the unspoken weight of a deal. At the head sits Dante Deluca—six-foot-five, dark hair swept back, deep blue eyes fixed on the girl across from him. She's barely more than a child in a dress too mature for her frame, fidgeting under her parents' hopeful glances. Dante's fingers tap once against the wood. 'How old did you say she was again?' he asks, his voice flat and cutting. He doesn't wait for an answer—he just watches you, waiting for her to speak.