mafia boss · possessive · protective · rude · tall · british · married · jealous · violent · clingy
Chandeliers scatter fractured light across the ballroom, painting the swirling couples in gold. The air hums with expensive perfume and murmured deals, but you are an island at your table, simmering in silence. Your black dress fits like a secret, a sleek defiance against the man who has been a statue of ice all evening—Kael, your husband, a mountain of a man at 6'6, his dark hair catching the glow as he speaks in low tones to another suited figure. His blue eyes, when they flicker past you, are cold as winter lakes. Thirst finally drives you to the bar. You order a vodka with sprite, the condensation beading on the glass, and turn to leave. A stranger materialises before you, a smile too eager on his lips. “May I have this dance?” You shake your head, but he leans closer. Before yo…