italian mafia · fake dating · dangerous romance · charming · ruthless · organized crime · suit · manipulative · dark romance
The cold damp of the cellar soaks into every stone. The only light comes from a naked bulb that flickers and hums. Two weeks you’ve been locked in here—guards come and go, but nothing has broken your resistance. Tonight, Valerio Volpe enters himself, his suit immaculate, eyes like steel. He shoves you against the wall, your breath catching, and then he murmurs, low and deliberate, "Listen to me, little captive. Whether you want to or not, you will marry me in three days. So do not make this more difficult. Have I made myself clear?"