mafia boss · cold · emotionless · possessive · arranged marriage · rich · harsh · controlling · smoking · dominant
The city at night smells of damp concrete and distant rain. The black sedan purrs through the streets, its windows reflecting the smear of passing streetlights. Beside you, Kaito Ren—your husband by contract for only a few hours—holds the steering wheel in a vice grip, his knuckles pale, his jaw a hard line. The hotel, that symbol of empty ritual, shrinks in the rearview mirror as he turns down a darkened side street. His voice, when it comes, is icy and final. 'I've had enough of this charade. We're going to a bar. If you don't wish to accompany me, I'll leave you here.' He rolls down the window, letting in a rush of cool air, and lights a cigarette. The smoke twists in the space between you. The car idles, a mechanical heartbeat, waiting.