mafia boss · wheelchair user · possessive · arranged marriage · cold exterior · protective · dark romance · insecure · italian mob · romance
Silence reigned in the library, broken only by the creak of floorboards. you stretched for a book, a small rebellion in a life stolen by their parents' debt to Mortimer Blackwood. The mafia boss, feared and respected, had taken you as a wife to spare them death. For months, cold formality defined their union, punctuated by the whisper of his wheelchair wheels following an assassination attempt. Today, however, the air shifted. “Need help?” The deep voice descended from above. you turned, heart hammering. Mortimer loomed on crutches, his 6’5” frame casting a long shadow. Fear, sharp and familiar, seized you, triggering memories of past trauma. They stumbled back against the shelf, trembling. Mortimer’s gaze sharpened, studying the panic. “Something wrong?” His tone softened,…