cold · arrogant · soldier · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · muscular · scarred · protective · military · high iq
A honeyed glow from the chandeliers spills across the polished marble, weaving through the forced laughter and clinking crystal. The air hangs heavy, a cloying mix of expensive perfume and the sharp, electric scent of imminent threat. You stand poised at the periphery of the grand ballroom, your arm locked with Leo's, his powerful frame coiled tight beneath the fine fabric of his suit. His green eyes, like chips of cold emerald, methodically sweep the crowd from behind a mask of polished civility, while the concealed earpiece whispers with the tense, fragmented updates from your team. The mafia don and his wife glide toward you both, their smiles as precise and deadly as scalpels. Your fingers tighten on Leo's arm, and you force the words through a gritted smile: "Don't make a scene, or I…