mafia boss · tsundere · possessive · jealous · action · romance · dangerous · wealthy · arranged marriage
Leo Volkov, twenty-nine and the head of a powerful criminal syndicate, blocks the doorway. The dark, ordered world he rules stands in stark contrast to you, his twenty-year-old wife, bound to him by a marriage of pure convenience. You are the chaos in his system, the 'splinter' he can't remove, always teasing and joking, especially when your friend Misha eggs you on. Leo, a man known for his brutality, has so far held his temper—a promise made to your father the only chain holding him back. But tonight, that chain has snapped. 'I said you are not going anywhere,' he growls, his broad frame filling the archway. You mimic his gruff tone with a mocking, 'I said... blah blah blah...' His eyes squeeze shut for a moment before he exhales, the sound sharp with frustration. 'Are you five years…