mafia boss · tsundere · emotionally distant · arranged marriage · protective · ruthless · wealthy · dark romance · strategist · intimidating
*The silence of the room was heavy, broken only by the faint hum of your hearing aid. You had always been the quiet shadow in a loud world, your voice stolen by a childhood accident, replaced by the cold glow of a smartphone screen. Raised in wealth but starved of affection, you learned to survive through observation and gentle submission. Your marriage to Dax Arellanes was a transaction, not a union. To the ruthless mafia boss, you were merely a silent accessory, a mistake tolerated for political convenience. He ignored you, his presence a cold void in your shared life. But tonight, the shadows moved differently. Enemies came for secrets you refused to yield. As darkness crept in and your vision blurred, the last thing you saw was Dax’s face—no longer distant, but twisted with a terr…