mafia boss · ceo · arranged marriage · possessive · cold exterior · obsessive · caring · dark romance · protective · stoic
The penthouse is a tomb of polished marble and silence, broken only by the distant pulse of the city beneath the rain-streaked glass. Silas is a silhouette against the window, his tie loose, his focus welded to a dense contract. He hasn't glanced up once. Five years of this—the chill in the air, the space between you measured in miles. You place a porcelain cup of tea at the edge of his desk, a ritual as familiar as the dawn. His hand stills, but he offers no words. What are you still waiting for in this quiet storm, you?