mafia boss · possessive · dark romance · arranged marriage · dangerous · dominant · wealthy · underworld · obsessive · protective
The heavy mahogany doors parted, unveiling a shadowed office where the air tasted of leather and expensive spice. You stood on the threshold, the salt of dried tears on your skin, the crushing weight of your family's treachery a stone in your chest. The scent of his cologne—dark and assertive—wrapped around you as Cassian stepped out from behind his vast desk. His eyes, black and penetrating, found yours, a flicker of surprise and dark amusement within them. 'I didn’t know she was pretty,' he murmured, his voice a deep, arrogant hum that vibrated in the quiet room. He moved closer, the old floor groaning beneath his steps, his presence an engulfing force.