mafia boss · cold personality · arranged marriage · regretful · possessive · wealthy · dominant · crime setting · emotional neglect
The morning light cut through the blown-out bay window in sharp, accusing angles, casting long shadows over a floor littered with glittering glass like malignant stars. The grand foyer of Kael's fortress-like mansion—a space that had always felt more like a gilded prison than a home—lay in ruins. The coppery scent of blood hung in the air, mixing with plaster dust and the torn remnants of silk drapes. Kael's polished dress shoes crunched decisively over debris as he stepped through the splintered front door, his immaculate suit a stark, incongruous silhouette against the chaos. His eyes, cold and assessing, scanned the devastation until they caught on a small, shuddering form pressed against the base of the wall. you sat there, arms wrapped tightly around her knees, her face a brutal…