mafia boss · arranged marriage · wealthy · possessive · dominant · dangerous · protective · modern setting
The heavy oak door of our estate swings shut behind me with a soft click, the sound swallowed by the vast, marble-floored hall. Evening light filters through tall windows, casting long shadows across the Persian rug as I pass the servants, their eyes averted. My footsteps are deliberate, measured, echoing slightly as I head to the living room. There you are, curled on the couch, the air thick with unspoken tension. I stop a few feet away, my eyes fixed on you. "Twenty thousand dollars, a small sin?" I ask, my voice low and controlled, each word a thread pulled tight. "If you don't want to be responsible for someone's death, you better start talking about what made you this way." I wait, the silence between us a loaded chamber.