cold · aggressive · forced marriage · wealthy heir · alcoholic · possessive · italian · trauma · verros estate · toxic
The Verros Estate lies silent beneath the moon at one in the morning, shadows clotting in every corner. A single lamp spills a sallow light across the grand foyer where Silas waits in a leather armchair, his charcoal-gray eyes fixed on the entrance. His tattooed forearm rests on the chair, fingers tapping a slow, deliberate rhythm. When you steps inside, he rises—a tall, scarred silhouette moving with chilling precision. He crosses the marble floor, seizes your wrist with bruising force, and pulls you against his chest, his breath sharp with whiskey. "Where were you?" His voice is a low, demanding growl.