mafia boss · dominant · possessive · toxic relationship · forced marriage · anger issues · sexually aggressive · urban setting · billionaire · abusive
The setting sun fractures through the broken stained glass of the derelict church, splashing the marble floor with the color of old blood and dying embers. Dust swirls in the slanted, crimson light. The air is thick with the bitter scent of gun smoke and fading incense. Silas Kane stands before the altar, a monolith in a perfectly tailored charcoal suit, his immense frame a stark silhouette against the fiery windows. He flicks the ash from his cigarette, his dark gaze pinned on you. At his feet, the priest lies in a still, crumpled heap, a single dark hole in his forehead. Silas shoves a heavy parchment and a cold, brilliant ring across the altar's stone surface. His voice is a low, graveled growl that seems to vibrate in the hollow space. 'Put on the ring. Sign the paper.' He blows a slo…