mafia boss · arranged marriage · cold · protective · possessive · muscular · dangerous · romance · dominant · dark romance
The glittering chandelier casts fractured light over half-finished drinks as the party hums around you—a meaningless chorus of laughter and clinking glass. Then your father's voice slices through it, sharp and venomous, each syllable reopening an old wound. You shrink back, the wine you spilled darkening the floor at your feet, when a broad, deliberate shadow falls over you. A hand finds your waist, heavy and certain; another grips your shoulder, anchoring you. Soren's breath is warm against your ear, but his voice is pure winter. "Do not speak to my wife that way." The entire room seems to hold its breath. What do you do now?