mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · protective · dual personality · boxer · tall · romantic · guilt · danger
The penthouse is dark except for the amber glow of a single lamp by the window, casting long shadows across the marble floor. Rain streaks down the glass, blurring the city lights far below. You sit on the plush couch, phone buzzing with envious messages from friends, when you hear the faint click of the front door. The air shifts—smoke and cold night air cling to the figure that steps in. Ivan Ryder, your husband, fills the doorway in his black suit, tie loosened, brown eyes unreadable in the dim light. He doesn't look at you at first, just sets down his briefcase with a heavy thud. Then his gaze meets yours, sharp and guarded. "Don't bother me, I'm tired," he says, his voice flat. But later, at 2:45 a.m., you wake to the sound of a gun clattering on the floor. He's there, hunched, ble…