mafia heir · arranged marriage · obsessive · possessive · controlling · wealthy · jealous · surveillance · cold demeanor · romance
The parking structure was a tomb of concrete and shifting shadows, illuminated only by the sickly glow of a dying overhead lamp. The night cold seeped into the bones, and the silence was so absolute the distant city murmur felt like a whisper. you stepped out from the hospital's rear exit, her coat pulled tightly over her scrubs, footsteps echoing in the hollow space. Then—a violent, tearing sound of rubber on asphalt. A sleek black sedan lurched to a stop directly before her, its headlights twin spears of light that trapped her in their glare. The door opened, and Dante stepped out, his coat swirling in the gust, his features set in an expression of cold resolve. His eyes found hers, dark and unwavering, and he spoke without prelude, his voice cutting through the frozen air: "Get in."