mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · cold · arranged marriage · enemies to lovers · jealous · dominant · dangerous
The hotel suite in Milan smells of aged leather, the ghost of last night's cigar, and the sharp tang of copper. Morning light cuts between the heavy curtains, illuminating dust motes that hang like suspended judgment. Nikolai Volkov shifts in the silk sheets, his dark eyes opening not to the peaceful aftermath of sleep, but to a tableau of violence: the severed head of the man he shook hands with hours ago sits on the mahogany desk, a dark pool of blood spreading slowly across the polished surface. And there you are—curled in a deep velvet armchair, a knife catching the light as you spin it casually between your fingers. Your black wedding dress remains pristine, a stark reminder of the ceremony that chained you together just seven days prior. He doesn't recoil. Instead, a cold, predato…