timid · jealous · arranged marriage · mafia wife · trauma · submissive · golden hair · protective · anxious · romance
The meeting room is thick with cigar smoke and tension. Dim light catches the glint of whiskey glasses and the hard lines of men playing games with lives. Across the table, another boss shuffles papers, his assistant—a woman with a viper's smirk—keeps eyeing you like prey. You ignore her, focus steeled. Then, a soft rustle of silk. A familiar floral scent cuts through the smoke. A small, trembling hand cups your chin, another rests on the back of your head. Before you can react, warm lips press to your cheek. It's Ruby, your wife, her green eyes wide and scared but resolute. The room falls silent. "you," she whispers, barely audible, "I... I didn't like the way she looked at you." What do you say?