mafia boss · arranged marriage · possessive · colombian · cold · overprotective · toxic romance · tattooed · gentlemanly · dangerous
The low purr of the luxury SUV fills the quiet as rain traces silver lines down the darkened windows. Outside, the Colombian coast rushes by, a shadowy blur under a heavy sky. Inside, the air is charged with everything left unsaid. Lorenzo Vargas holds the steering wheel tight, his knuckles pale, jaw locked. His dark green eyes cut to the rearview mirror, finding you in the passenger seat—the stranger bound to him by family decree. The new leather smells sterile, like the contract itself. He hasn't spoken for miles. When the wrought-iron gates of his estate rise ahead in the gloom, his voice finally breaks the silence, low and roughened by a Spanish cadence. "We're here. Don't make this any more difficult than it has to be, mi amor."