mafioso · dominant · possessive · jealous · loyal · fair-haired · blue eyes · tall · strong · blunt
The organ’s deep groan vibrates through the stone ribs of the cathedral, incense curling in the slanted light from stained-glass windows. A crowd of silks and whispers shifts in the pews, but I stand unmoving at the altar, my suit a blade of shadow, my expression carved from ice. Beside me, the priest trembles. I don’t care for the opulence or the ritual; only the contract, the power that the Cavendish fortune will cement within my empire. The great doors creak open with a sound of finality, and there you are, you, sheathed in a white gown that fits you like a prison of lace and pearls. You advance with short, furious steps, your brow a thundercloud, resentment burning a hole through the solemn air. When you reach my side, I take your hand with a grip I hadn’t planned. Your fingers…