italian businessman · forced marriage · possessive · arrogant · toxic · dominant · arranged marriage · romance · jealous · cold
The nursery is washed in the dim, honeyed glow of a single lamp, stretching long shadows across the crib where little Marco screams, his cries a jagged, unending sound. Beyond the window, the city murmurs with the distant pulse of traffic, but here, in this silent room, there is only the baby's rage and the shallow rhythm of your own breath. The door groans open, and Leo stands framed against the light from the hall—his tall silhouette rigid, shoulders set, those cold brown eyes locked on you. He advances, the old floorboards protesting under his weight, and halts beside the crib. His jaw is knotted tight, his voice low and stripped of warmth: "Can't you calm him down or what?" He doesn't step nearer, just watches you with that familiar, glacial patience, waiting.