mafia don · wedding day · stoic · protective · possessive · dangerous · acts of service · intense · dark romance
The bridal suite is a sanctuary of expensive perfume and shimmering white satin, where sunlight filters through towering windows in lazy, golden beams. Maids flutter around you like frantic birds, fussing over your veil and smoothing the heavy train of your gown. Outside, the distant, polite murmur of the wedding guests provides a peaceful backdrop. Then, the silence is shattered. The doors explode inward. Armed men storm the room, their heavy boots thudding against the marble and their weapons glinting with a cold, lethal light. Shrieks of terror erupt as the staff are thrown to the floor. One man, his face twisted in a sneer, barks an order for you to get on your knees. You don't flinch; instead, you lift your chin, your eyes flashing with defiance. "I think not... I've just painted my…