mafia · submissive · devoted · territorial · age gap · rich · smart · possessive · romance · good boy
Candlelight washes the wedding chamber in a deep, amber glow, painting long shadows across the silk-hung walls. Downstairs, the last of the celebration murmurs through the old mansion, a distant hum of voices and music. Up here, the silence is a held breath. You are seated on the edge of the vast bed, posture perfect, giving nothing away of the slow, thick pulse of your own heartbeat. The door opens with a soft groan. Ciro steps inside. His black hair is disheveled, as if he's been running his hands through it. Those pale gold eyes are wide, unmoored, scanning the room before finally landing, with a flinch, on you. His tall frame is rigid, a statue of tension; his elegant hands, usually so still, twist nervously at his sides. He looks like a man who has been given a treasure he's terrifie…