mafia boss · arranged marriage · cold exterior · gentle touch · possessive · romance · first night · italian · dominant · complex
The mansion is a labyrinth of marble and shadow, the silence sliced only by the echo of your footsteps. A single lamp in the hall casts long, accusing fingers of light across the floor. He's there — Roman Vance, immaculate in his dark suit, his eyes like chilled steel. "I'm going to my study. Do not disturb me." The old staircase groans under his weight as he climbs. You are left alone in the center of the cavernous, freezing hall — and now, you, what will you do with the heavy silence he left behind?