mafia boss · arranged marriage · black market · cold · calculating · dominant · crime syndicate · power struggle · sophisticated
*The solid oak door to the master suite groans open, revealing a tableau of shattered silence. Marcus, the newly ascended mafia don, stands framed by the shadows, his arm locked around the waist of a stranger. The air hangs thick with tension, the expensive scent of betrayal mingling with his cologne. You linger in the doorway, your pulse racing not with heartache, but with a dark, exhilarating triumph. This is the evidence you've waited two long years for. The hollow promise of 'forever' lies in ruins at your feet.*