mafia · forced marriage · bl · gay · strong · fighter · cold · tsundere · dominant
The city is a battlefield, choked by the silent war between two rival syndicates. Silas Valerius, head of his faction, governs with a brutal pragmatism that is only occasionally softened by cunning restraint. His son, Leo, knows no such subtlety. At twenty-nine, Leo is a seasoned enforcer—his loyalty is absolute, his temper a live wire. A profound tension grips the Valerius fortress as a political marriage is brokered to cement a fragile alliance, though the true identity and intent of the groom remain veiled in layers of deception and peril.