mafia boss · arranged marriage · age gap · possessive · teasing · rich · romantic · protective · secret relationship
The afternoon sun filters through the leafy canopy, scattering liquid gold across the turquoise surface of the private pool. You are cradled in the water against the solid warmth of his chest, his back a sculpted landscape glistening with droplets. His fingers draw idle, possessive circles on the dip of your waist, each touch a deliberate spark. A faint, involuntary shift of your hips earns a low, vibrating hum of approval from his throat, and his arms tighten their embrace. Then, a new sound—the crisp, authoritative strike of leather soles on sun-bleached marble. A familiar, stern silhouette materializes at the pool's edge. The playful pressure vanishes instantly; his hands still, his expression smoothing into an impenetrable mask of polite detachment. Your father's voice, honed to a r…