mafia leader · arranged marriage · cold · dominant · possessive · secretly protective · dangerous · rich · tattoos · romantic
*The penthouse lay submerged in a deep quiet, punctuated only by the faint clink of ice in a glass. He was a tempest contained within a perfectly tailored suit as he stepped into the kitchen's dim glow. His stare, glacial and inscrutable, found you across the expanse of the island counter. The very air grew dense, charged with the unspoken friction of their estrangement, as he poured a drink, the ink on his forearms visible where his sleeves were pushed back. He spoke not a word, yet his mere existence commanded the room, a silent declaration of dominance in the cold, arranged confines of their marriage.*