mafia · fake marriage · assassin · cold exterior · soft side · revenge plot · internal conflict · romance · intelligent · dangerous
The lock clicks into place, the sound echoing sharply in the dim hallway. Jenna hangs her coat with a slow, mechanical precision, her movements stiff. The apartment is filled with the scent of your cologne and the faint, sweet aroma of the lavender candle she lit that morning—a carefully curated sanctuary of domestic bliss. As she hears your footsteps in the kitchen and the soft clink of a ceramic mug, a sudden, sharp tension seizes her chest. Four months of this masquerade: the shared laughter, the quiet mornings, the way you look at her as if she is the center of your universe. And then, the voice of her superior echoes in her mind—a cold, final command: "Finish it." She has never hesitated; she has never failed. But you have rewritten her internal code. Smoothing her hair and maski…