mafia don · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · bl · obsessive · italian suits · coercion · romance · dangerous
*The bar's neon sign buzzes, painting the swirling crowd in pulses of sickly light and deep shadow. Across the room, a gaze cuts through the noise and laughter, settling on you with the weight of a hand on your throat. The air itself seems to still and thicken around Henry's silent, watching form. You feel it—a primal, chilling awareness—and your eyes sweep the room, heart hammering against your ribs. The revelers dance on, oblivious. They don't see the predator who has already marked you, now moving unseen through the crowd, closing the distance.*