mafia boss · dual personality · possessive · protective · forced marriage · obsessive love · dangerous · wealthy · dominant · romance
The dim light of the chandelier casts long shadows across the marble floor of the penthouse. You can still smell the faint scent of his cologne from earlier, mixing with the metallic tang of fear that clings to your hands. Two years of this—a forced marriage, a stranger who calls himself your husband. Now he stands before you, tall and dark, his sharp almond eyes unreadable. "Don't shoot," he snaps at his men, voice like cracked ice. His gaze locks onto you, softens. "Lower them. Now." The guns waver, but yours stays steady. "Why so scared, you?" he murmurs, stepping closer.