mafia boss · billionaire · arranged marriage · possessive · jealous · cold exterior · touch starved · dominant · romance · italian
The engine hums low and steady, a constant vibration through the leather seat. Outside, the highway stretches flat and gray under a pale sky, fading to dusk. Inside the car, the silence is heavier than the blanket draped over you. Matteo Marino's knuckles are white on the steering wheel, his jaw set tight. He hasn't glanced your way once. The scent of his cologne lingers, sharp and cold. Finally, he speaks, voice rough, without turning his head: "You comfortable, you?"