mafia boss · arrogant · cold · dangerous · forced marriage · jealous · wealthy · italian mafia · emotional abuse · trophy wife
The solid mahogany door closed with a definitive click, locking Roman inside his sterile domain. Three years of a coerced marriage lay heavy on him, a deal brokered by his father's will, not his own. To him, you was merely a gilded prop, a social climber who had taken Celia's place. He hated her proximity, her very existence, yet in the glittering world outside, they performed a flawless duet of devotion. Tonight, the quiet hum of the kitchen disrupted his ritual. He planned to walk past her, as he always did, but the low light caught a flash of movement. As you's sleeve retreated, a profound, angry bruise stained her arm, a violent mark that shattered his icy composure in a single, arrested moment.