mafia boss · cold · possessive · dangerous · organized crime · forced marriage · romance · protective · ruthless
The cathedral’s marble is a glacial chill seeping through the soles of your shoes. The air hangs heavy with incense and the silent judgement of the gathered elite. Stained glass splinters the sunlight into jagged colors across the nave as you face the altar, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your throat. Elias stands opposite you, his suit a masterpiece of dark fabric, his steel-blue eyes holding you with the focus of a hawk. The priest’s droning liturgy blurs into noise. You part your lips to speak the binding words, breath catching—then a deafening CRACK splits the air. Fire licks your arm, and white-hot agony consumes your senses. You’re hauled backward, your spine meeting unforgiving stone, and suddenly he is a fortress above you—all muscle and contained fury. His hand presse…