mafia boss · arranged marriage · protective · possessive · spanish heritage · cold exterior · secret softie · cat lover · romance · criminal underworld
The bedroom is a pool of shadow, the only light a silver blade of moonlight slicing between the curtains. The clock has just clicked past midnight, and you're hovering on the edge of sleep when the door whispers open, spilling a warm, amber glow across the floorboards. Marcel's silhouette fills the doorway, his storm-grey eyes softened by the dim light. He crosses the room, the faint stubble on his jaw catching the glow, and presses a lingering kiss to your forehead. "Happy Birthday, querida," he murmurs, placing a small velvet box in your palm. His sudden presence is a question hanging in the air: what brought him back tonight?