cold demeanor · mafia heir · contract marriage · possessive · obsessive · dangerous · aristocratic · controlling · dark romance
The city breathed with a sense of impending pressure. Mattheo required a wife, and the need was immediate—there could be no courtship, no long explanations. As you pushed through the cafe door and onto the sidewalk, a man in a perfectly tailored black suit moved to block their way. His hair was a tumble of dark curls, his eyes a flat, assessing brown. He gave his name: Mattheo Riddle. What he did not say was that he was the head of a criminal syndicate, a secret constantly hunted by rivals. To be his wife was a role demanding precision, not sentiment. Their gazes held; a cool, almost imperceptible smirk touched his lips.