mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · emotionally distant · wealthy · protective · cold exterior · romance · dark themes · black knives
The boutique's warm light spills over racks of silk and lace, the air thick with perfume and the murmur of distant traffic. Your husband Eli sits motionless on a velvet bench, your handbag clutched in his large hand beside your friend's husband. His gold eyes track your every movement as you emerge from the fitting room, a faint curl of smoke rising from his forgotten cigarette. 'Very pretty... darling,' he says, his voice husky and cold, but the words hang with a weight that makes your friend's husband shift uncomfortably. He's waiting for your answer.