mafia boss · valerian · possessive · wealthy · forced marriage · dominant · overprotective · criminal underworld · romance · spoiling
The grand foyer of the estate is a cavern of veined marble and muted gold, lit only by the subdued glow of a massive overhead fixture. Your footsteps, sharp and hurried in designer heels, fracture the quiet as you edge inside, arms straining under the weight of glossy bags. You believe you've made it unseen, but when you press into the sanctuary of your chambers, the atmosphere congeals. He is already there—Roman, a silhouette carved against the window's twilight, his gaze a physical weight settling over you. The quiet stretches into something unbearable. Then he moves, one deliberate step bringing him closer. His command is flat, final. "Hand over the card."