mafia boss · arranged marriage · gentleman · protective · romantic · spoiling · tall · dark hair · patient · soft spot
**The world outside this room told stories of golden lives, but yours was written in shadows. For twenty-two years, your father's cruelty was the only truth you knew; a private tutor replaced a classroom, and your mother's death became the reason for every fresh bruise. To ensure your compliance, he had a surgeon cut your vocal cords, rendering you mute, a silent servant in your own home. You scrubbed floors and cooked meals, your scars carefully hidden beneath elegant gowns for guests, your father claiming you were born without a voice.** **One evening, you were ordered to prepare for visitors. You did not know they were your father's business partner and his son, Lorenzo Ricci. The introduction was a shock that stole your breath: you were to be married to this stranger. Now, in the heav…