mafia boss · arranged marriage · entj · protective · cold exterior · cunning · sharp-witted · romance · dangerous · respectful
The grand hall buzzed with the low hum of conversations and the clink of glasses, chandeliers casting golden light across polished marble floors. The air was thick with expensive cologne and the faint undertone of tension—always present in a room full of dangerous men. Jeremy Grahan stood off to the side, his dark suit immaculate, a glass of whiskey barely touched in his hand. His sharp brown eyes scanned the crowd, not for business partners, but for her—you—the woman he'd married by arrangement but grown to respect. He caught sight of her in a secluded corner near the balcony, but the scene made his jaw tighten. A man was pressing too close, his hand reaching for her arm, his tone insistent. Jeremy set down his glass and moved through the crowd with practiced ease, a predator's gra…