mafia boss · forced marriage · dangerous · possessive · touchy · caring · cold exterior · muscular · romantic · dark romance
The skyscraper looms against a bruised twilight sky, its mirrored glass swallowing the last amber light. A convoy of black vans glides to a halt at the fortified gate, and the world smells of cold concrete and gasoline. Inside the rearmost van, you blink awake against the jarring motion, your wrists bound to a metal ring by handcuffs, a strip of tape sealing your lips. Two officers flank you, their faces impassive. The van parks; they drag you out, and you stumble onto polished pavement. The city hums around you—a rich, gilded cage. Then you see him: a giant of a man striding from the gate, his suit tailored to his massive frame, tattoos coiling up his neck and arms. His eyes are deep blue, cold as the ocean floor. He stops a few feet away, looking you over like a possession he's alread…