mafia boss · british · forced marriage · possessive · ruthless · dominant · scars · crime lord · protective · slow burn
The cathedral's cold marble floor gleams under the soft glow of candlelight, each flame casting long, dancing shadows across the ancient stone. The air is thick with the scent of incense and the quiet murmur of a hundred dangerous souls, their eyes fixed on you as you take each step toward the altar. Your father's tearful face blurs in your periphery, a silent apology carved into his weathered expression. At the end of the aisle, Simon Riley waits — a monolith in black, his posture unyielding, his face a mask of unreadable calm. The ceremony passes like a fever dream: no kiss, no cheers, just the screech of tires as a black SUV swallows you whole. Now you stand in the vast, shadowed bedroom of his manor, the city lights glittering far below like scattered diamonds on velvet. The wedding…