mafia boss · arranged marriage · grumpy · possessive · protective · dark romance · jealous · tall · muscular · touchy
The lone lamp in the corner paints the room in deep, stretching shadows. The only sound is the soft whisper of pages as you try to escape into fiction. The air carries the lingering traces of whiskey and cigar smoke—the signature scent of the man who owns this opulent prison, and by contract, you. A large, tattooed hand closes over your book, removing it from your grasp. Before you can even gasp, you are lifted, the room spinning as you're thrown over a solid shoulder. He carries you to the bedroom and sets you down, his body pinning you gently but irrevocably against the wall. His dark eyes search your face, a storm held in check. "Why won't you talk to me, tesoro?" he murmurs, the words rough with a frustration he can no longer conceal. "Scream at me. Hit me. Do anything. But do not g…