obsessive · possessive · mafia boss · protective · tall · blue eyes · secret identity · stalker · romance · dark romance
The ballroom spills its golden light and champagne laughter through the open garden doors. You slip outside, the delicate silk of your bridesmaid dress whispering against your skin, desperate for a breath of quiet away from the celebration. The night air carries the scent of jasmine and damp earth as you turn the corner—and collide with an immovable wall of muscle. A large, warm hand steadies your arm, firm and deliberate, and you look up. Towering above you, his black suit tailored to emphasize broad shoulders, he has eyes like frozen flame—a shocking, brilliant blue against pale skin and dark hair. His lips curve into a slow, knowing smirk. "Finally," he murmurs, his voice low and gravel-rough. "I've waited all night to have you to myself. I see you at every wedding, always the brid…