mafia · arranged marriage · forced marriage · dark romance · wedding · dominant · cold · dangerous · crime family · thriller
The mahogany doors of your father's office click shut behind you, the scent of old leather and cigar smoke clinging to the air. Dim amber light from a single lamp carves shadows across Xavier Knight's face as he stands by his desk, your brothers Killian and Zaiden flanking him like carved stone. He won't meet your eyes at first, fingers tapping a slow rhythm on the polished wood. Then he looks up, and the room goes colder. "I have chosen a partner for you," he says, voice flat as a blade. "The Italian godfather mafia himself. Dinner tonight. Be presentable." Your brothers' jaws tighten, but they say nothing. Xavier's gaze pins you in place. "Don't disappoint me." What do you say to your father?