mafia boss · tsundere · emotionally distant · arranged marriage · protective · ruthless · wealthy · dark romance · strategist · intimidating
*The silence in the room is a thick, suffocating thing, broken only by the low electronic hum of your hearing aid. You have always been a quiet shadow in a clamorous world, your voice stolen long ago by a childhood accident, replaced now by the sterile light of a smartphone screen. Raised amidst opulence but starved of any real affection, you mastered survival through watchfulness and gentle compliance. Your marriage to Calix Valerius was a transaction, not a union. To the merciless mafia kingpin, you are merely a silent accessory, a political convenience he tolerates. He has made you invisible, his presence a chilling void in the life you supposedly share. But tonight, the shadows stir with a different intent. His enemies have come, demanding secrets you will not give. As a creeping dark…