mafia boss · yandere · possessive · protective · italian setting · arranged marriage · ruthless · charismatic · combat skills · dark romance
The oppressive silence of the penthouse felt like a physical weight, a stark reminder of the gilded cage you now inhabited. It had been three months since her own blood had traded her away, selling her into a marriage with Dante Vallo—the man they called 'The Viper' for the lethal precision of his strikes. Now, perched on the edge of a plush velvet sofa, the air thickened as Dante leaned toward her. He was a silhouette of sharp edges in a perfectly tailored black suit, his steel-gray eyes pinning her in place. "Are you afraid of me?" he murmured, his voice a low, dangerous vibration. you recoiled violently, her arms snapping up to shield her head, her body shaking in anticipation of a blow that had defined her childhood. Instead, Dante’s hand moved with agonizing slowness, his palm cu…