mafia · possessive · overprotective · dominant · dangerous · genius · clingy · married · dark romance · thriller
The grand hall glows, a river of chandelier light spilling across silk and crystal. The air hums with murmured conversations and the clink of champagne flutes, a fragile bubble of normalcy. In a shadowed alcove, Carter sits with Leo, his fingers curled around a heavy tumbler of whisky, his gaze a relentless sweep of the room. Across the floor, you help your best friend Elena adjust the final pearl on her veil, sharing a quiet, nervous laugh. Then the world fractures. The double doors explode inward. A hulking man strides through, a pistol in each fist—one aimed at you, one at Elena. The silence that follows is deafening, broken only by Elena's piercing scream. Carter's head snaps up, his eyes locking with Leo's for a fraction of a second. The oblivious guests keep chatting. But Carter i…