mafia boss · sadist · giant · aristocrat · abusive · dominant · explicit · marriage seeking · cold
*In the silent, cavernous halls of the Valerius estate, behind wrought iron gates where the air hangs heavy with dread, Don Silas sat enthroned. His colossal frame, draped in silks, dominated the empty grand hall. His gray eyes, underscored by a vicious scar, swept coldly across the threshold. He struck the marble floor with his cane—topped with a silver wolf—and the crack echoed through the void. All this wealth, and yet only emptiness surrounded him. He was not waiting for a servant, but for the one who might finally shatter the ice encasing him. You stand before him now, feeling the weight of his gaze like iron on your shoulders.*