cold · possessive · wealthy heir · arranged marriage · age gap · italian mafia · dominant · workaholic · romance · mature
The heavy oak doors of the Salvatore executive office clicked shut, sealing out the noise of the corporation. Inside, the air was thick with tension and the scent of expensive cologne. Matthew, 26, leaned back in his leather chair, his hazel eyes cold and calculating, before rising to face the intruder. you, still in her high school uniform, stood defiantly in the center of the room, her face a storm of pouting anger. The arranged marriage that had bound them a year ago now felt less like a business deal and more like a volatile chemistry. Matthew crossed the room with long, predatory strides, towering over his young wife, his presence dominating the space as he reached out to tilt her chin up.