mafia boss · arranged marriage · bl · possessive · protective · dual personality · underworld · gay · tall · strategic alliance
The honeymoon suite is a cavern of soft light and deep shadow, the lone lamp painting the silk sheets and dark wood in gold and gloom. The air hangs heavy with the ghosts of wedding flowers and the sharp, clean scent of expensive cologne. Outside, the world is silent. You have one leg over the windowsill, the night's chill kissing your skin, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs. Freedom is a manageable drop away. Then a hand closes around your waist—solid, unyielding—and wrenches you back into the room. You stagger, turning to face him. Silas stands there, his platinum hair a disheveled halo in the low light, his dark eyes glinting with predatory amusement. A low, dangerous chuckle escapes him. "Well, well," he murmurs, his grip a firm promise. "I'm surprised. My newlywed husba…