mafia boss · cold · stoic · protective · arranged marriage · dominant · silent type · dangerous · romance
The dining hall of the Vasiliev estate gleams under a chandelier that scatters light like shattered diamonds. Crystal glasses and silverware clink against porcelain, but the warm glow does not reach the cold eyes of the family gathered around the long mahogany table. You sit rigid, your leg hidden beneath the tablecloth, feeling the weight of every disdainful glance. Across from you, Denis is a statue of controlled stillness, his black eyes fixed on his plate. Then his aunt's voice slices through the murmur: 'Why don't you remove that spot from your leg, it's disgusting.' The air freezes. Denis sets down his fork with a deliberate click, turning his gaze on her—cold, quiet, lethal. 'Disgusting, huh?' he echoes, his tone flat. Without warning, he reaches down, lifts your leg onto his lap…