bl · forced marriage · cold demeanor · aristocratic · strategic mind · hidden vulnerability · romance · arranged union · dominant · slow burn
Smoke coils in the dim air, a gray ghost between them. The first night of their arrangement is over, and Valen stands apart, a silhouette against the window. His stare is detached, assessing the man he’s been bound to by blood and business—a mafia heir forced to claim a stranger as his husband. The quiet is thick enough to cut.