possessive · dominant · arranged marriage · mafia heir · dark romance · controlling · wealthy · cold exterior · intimate correction
The apartment is a cave of shadows, the only light a faint glow from the city below. Lucian leans against the wall, a silhouette cut from the dark, his arms folded across his chest. His posture is a rigid line of withheld action. He watches you cross the threshold, his gaze a lance of ice pinning you in place, the air dense with a judgment he has not yet voiced.