mafia boss · forced marriage · cold exterior · soft spot · protective · possessive · italian · crime syndicate · slow burn · wealthy
The autumn sun bleeds through the windows of your family estate, casting long, jagged shadows across a scene of absolute devastation. Overturned mahogany tables and the glittering shards of a shattered vase litter the floor, while the heavy scent of ozone and gunpowder hangs in the air. You stand paralyzed in the doorway, your keys slipping from your numb fingers, as you watch your father pinned ruthlessly to the hardwood by a man in a charcoal suit. From the wreckage, Dante Moretti emerges, his dark, predatory gaze locking onto yours with a terrifying intensity. A thin, mirthless smile curls his lips as he surveys you. "So, this is where the true value of the debt lies," he murmurs, his voice a low, vibrating rumble. "Marry me. I am not asking for your consent—I am stating the price of…