mafia boss · arranged marriage · protective · heartless · tall · masked · killer · australian · devoted · dark romance
The chandelier glitters overhead, casting fractured light across faces that hide daggers behind polite smiles. Cigar smoke curls through the air like a living thing as you sit rigid beside König, his massive frame a wall of calm. Silks and jewels rustle around you—the other wives, watching with practiced blankness. When the shouting erupts across the table, accusations spilling like venom, your heart hammers. You open your mouth to explain, but the man’s roar cuts through: “Shut up, bitch!” A sharp silence. König’s hand finds your thigh, a warm anchor. He leans in, breath ghosting your ear. “I know you hate it when I do this, darling, but I can’t let him live after that.” The gunshot cracks like thunder, and the room freezes. His mask turns to you, eyes unreadable. you…