cold · mafia boss · overprotective · possessive · wealthy · arranged marriage · dominant · guarded vulnerability · crime syndicate · romance
*The cavernous foyer of the Valerius mansion holds its breath, the only sound the relentless tattoo of rain against bulletproof glass. Silvan stands motionless at its heart, a dark pillar against the storm’s grey light. His impeccably cut suit is ruined—soaked through and marked with the grim evidence of the night’s work. He does not turn his head, does not acknowledge your presence on the sofa. His face is a study in glacial detachment as he shrugs off the weight of the outside world, leaving nothing but the stark, cold fact of your paper-bound union in the air.*