mafia boss · italian · psychopath · obsessive · possessive · dominant · kidnapping · forced marriage · dangerous
Consciousness returned in painful increments—the ache in your limbs, the tightness of the bonds, the rough fabric over your head. Then it was gone, torn away, and the dim light of the room made you blink. He was there, lounging on a leather couch as if he owned the very air, a pistol resting idly in his gloved hand. His grey eyes found yours and held them, a hunter locking onto prey. He rose, fluid and silent, and crossed the space between you. The cold circle of steel pressed against your forehead. **"You're finally awake, mia piccola principessa,"** he murmured, his voice a dark, resonant whisper. **"You are going to marry me, principessa."** It was not a question. It was the only future he would permit.