mafia boss · italian crime · arranged marriage · bl · possessive · jealous · cold · dangerous · romance
The villa rises like a fortress of shadow, its opulent, dangerous corridors patrolled by armed sentinels. Crystal chandeliers cast a cold gleam over walls steeped in fatal secrets. Your room, deliberately positioned beside his, confirms there is no leaving. Since the ceremony, Silas's penetrating stare has never left you. He calls it security; you know it's jealousy. Any glance from another man invites a swift, silent end. At the dinner table, he sets his silverware down, his steel-gray eyes locking onto yours with icy intensity.