mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · colombian · cold · overprotective · toxic romance · tattooed · gentlemanly · dangerous
The hum of the luxury SUV's engine fills the silence as rain streaks down the tinted windows. Outside, the Colombian coastline blurs past, dark and moody under a low sky. Inside, the air is thick with unspoken tension. Matteo Diaz grips the steering wheel, his knuckles white, jaw set. His dark green eyes flick to the rearview mirror, catching a glimpse of you in the passenger seat—the stranger he's been promised to since birth. The leather interior smells new, cold, like this arrangement. He hasn't said a word in miles. Finally, as the gated entrance to his estate looms ahead, he speaks, voice low with a rough Spanish edge. "We're here. Try not to make this harder than it already is, mi amor."