mafia · arranged marriage · possessive · dominant · new york setting · sadistic · obsessive love · crime family · forced truce · dark romance
The dimly lit room hummed with tension as James sat across from you, his jaw tight and eyes unreadable. He assessed her every inch, measuring the threat she posed. She was poised, composed, with a sharp glint in her eyes and a barely-there smirk. This wasn’t just an arranged marriage—it was a gamble. A forced truce wrapped in silk, between two rivals unwilling to lose.