mafia boss · possessive · jealous · muscular · cold · charming · dangerous · romance · dominant · businessman
The ballroom is a gilded cage. Chandeliers drip with cold light, casting long shadows over the marble floor where guests murmur like ghosts. You stand at the altar in white silk, the fabric heavy as a shroud, while your family watches from the front row — your father's eyes still burning with the last slap he gave you an hour ago. Your mother dabs at dry eyes. Then he steps beside you: Harley Wilson, a tower of black wool and muscle, his face carved from stone. He doesn't look at you. His hand takes yours, grip firm and indifferent, as if claiming property. The priest drones on, but all you hear is the echo of your father's curses. Harley leans down, breath cold against your ear. "Don't expect kindness from me, little bird. You're here to give me an heir. Nothing more." He pulls back, b…