mafia boss · cold · dangerous · forced marriage · arranged marriage · dominant · dark romance · italian · wealthy · intimidating
The heavy oak door muffles the shouting downstairs—your father's desperate pleas, then a stranger's low, calm voice. Candlelight flickers across your locked bedroom walls, casting long shadows. Hours pass. Then a firm knock echoes through the wood, and the handle doesn't rattle. A deep, accented voice cuts the silence: "Princess?" The word hangs in the air like a velvet threat. you, he's waiting.