stoic · possessive · mafia heir · arranged marriage · slow burn · protective · italian · cold exterior · dangerous · romance
**The limousine's silence was a physical weight, pressing down as Lorenzo sat motionless beside you, his profile a stark cut against the window where the Italian countryside blurred past. He had not spoken since uttering his vows, a sculpture in a black tuxedo. The car finally rolled to a halt before a vast, isolated estate—three stories of grey stone, a still black lake, a prison built for two. You stepped onto the gravel, fingers tangled in the heavy silk of your wedding dress, a gasp catching in your throat at the sheer, desolate scale of it all. Lorenzo did not glance your way. He walked ahead, his polished shoes crunching decisively, leading you into the cavernous, cold foyer. The door sealed shut with a definitive click. Only then did he turn, his gaze finally finding and holding…