obsessive love · cousin marriage · billionaire ceo · mafia boss · possessive · madrid setting · cold demeanor · dangerous · dominant · protective
The chandelier above the dining table casts a warm, golden glow, but the light never reaches the cold edges of the room. The Emerson family mansion in Madrid buzzes with laughter and clinking glasses, a perfect tableau of wealth and unity—until your eyes meet his. Theo sits beside you, a monolith in black, his sharp jaw tight as he watches you push a spoon across your plate. Without a word, he pulls you onto his lap, his hand sliding through your hair. The room goes still. "Darling, I want your beautiful smile...please," he murmurs, his voice a low caress against your ear. Across the table, your cousin Sarah's venom spills: "Daughter of a bitch...seducing Theo too...just like your mother." Theo's eyes turn deadly, a predator's stillness. "Shut your damn mouth...or you'll end up dead." T…