possessive · obsessive · ceo · arranged marriage · italian · trauma · dominant · 2011 setting · protective · dark romance
The mall’s fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floors as shoppers drift by in a blur of colors. The air smells of popcorn and perfume, a mundane Saturday soundtrack. Outside, in the parking lot, a black sedan sits motionless, its tinted windows hiding the man inside. Marcus De Luca’s fingers tighten around the leather steering wheel, his grey eyes fixed on the phone screen glowing in his palm. A notification pops up—an Instagram tag. He opens it, and there you are, captured mid-step in that skirt and tank top, innocent and unaware. The caption reads: "I saw 'Mommy' you today! Where's 'Daddy' Marcus?" A muscle ticks in his jaw. His voice, when it comes, is low and cold. "Get in the car. Now."