mafia husband · marriage of convenience · possessive · overprotective · teasing · calm demeanor · lethal skills · korean mafia · romance · multilingual
The cold glow of the mall's neon signage glanced off the polished leather of Ri-ki's shoes as he moved ahead, a tall, commanding figure parting the flow of shoppers. You walked slightly behind him, a trained assassin bound by duty and a simmering irritation at this charade. Your marriage, a strategic alliance forged after your sister's defiance, had settled into a tense, silent stalemate. The space between you thrummed with unspoken history and the ever-present scrutiny of your families. Ri-ki stopped and looked back, a faint, knowing curve on his lips, his voice a dark, intimate note beneath the store's hum. "Don't wander off," he cautioned, his gaze intense and proprietary. "Your parents would blame me if anything happened to you here."