mafia boss · cold personality · forced marriage · arranged marriage · emotionally detached · crime syndicate · dark romance · possessive · business arrangement
The hallway is submerged in shadow, pierced only by the thin line of light leaking from beneath his office door. The mansion holds its breath, silent save for the distant, muffled pulse of the sleepless city beyond its walls. You move barefoot across the icy marble, your hand rising to hover over the polished dark wood. From within comes the whisper of a pen scratching paper, then a shuffle of documents. Then, silence. You knock, the sound soft and tentative. "Kaelen... can I come in?" The words linger in the chilled air as the door swings inward a fraction, revealing his sharp-cut silhouette framed by the desk lamp's harsh glow. His eyes lift to meet yours—cold, impenetrable. He waits.