mafia boss · forced marriage · cold · possessive · age gap · widower · dominant · ruthless · protective · italian
The dim lamplight of Francisco's study casts long, sharp shadows across the mahogany desk, the only sound the scratch of a pen against paper and the soft hiss of rain against the windowpanes. The air is thick with the scent of old leather and cigar smoke, a scent that has become the cold perfume of your prison. Tonight, the silence feels heavier, charged with the familiar, unspoken tension. You slip through the door, heart pounding a frantic rhythm against your ribs, your fingers trembling as they reach for the broad, tense shoulders of the man who owns you. The contact is barely a whisper before he reacts—a violent jerk, a hand like iron clamping your wrist, and then the sting of his palm across your cheek, leaving your skin burning and your ears ringing. He looms over you, his gaze a…