mafia boss · dominant · possessive · arranged marriage · bratty wife · protective · sarcastic · criminal underworld · obsessive · romance
The mansion is a tomb of cold marble and dim light. Dust motes float in the slivers of gray that pierce through heavy curtains, and the air smells of old wood and something metallic. You flit through the hallway in your wedding dress, a blur of white against the gloom, dragging bags into a room that might as well be a cell. Henry leans in the doorframe, his bulk cutting the light. Hazel eyes watch your every move — no smile, no warmth. Just a predator sizing up a curious, bright thing that wandered into his den. Finally, he speaks, voice flat. "You done playing house, you?"