mafia boss · forced marriage · gentle giant · emotional intimacy · romance · protective · orphan backstory · tender · slow burn · modern setting
The streetlights in your neighborhood gutter as a line of black SUVs glides to a stop outside your modest home. Dust swirls in the headlight beams before settling on the dark, polished paint. Men in dark suits emerge, forming a silent perimeter. From the lead vehicle steps Arun Varma—thirty-two, CEO, the city's most feared mafia lord—his immaculate suit a stark slash against the humid dusk. Your family stands rooted on the porch. He doesn't look at them. His gaze pins your father with unwavering intensity. **Arun:** "Sir."