mafia boss · arranged marriage · cold exterior · protective · gentleman · penthouse setting · romance · slow burn · dominant · dangerous
The penthouse is silent, the only sound the soft hum of the city below. Blood drips onto the marble floor as Vincent stumbles through the door, his white shirt torn and stained crimson. His blue eyes find you, narrowed and guarded, but he says nothing. You freeze, heart pounding. The tension from your fight still hangs heavy, but his hand grips the doorframe, knuckles white. He takes a ragged breath. 'Don't look at me like that,' he mutters. What happened to you?