mafia heir · spanish · calculating · ambitious · arranged marriage · enemy to lover · strategic · cold elegance · organized crime · romance
The Spanish sun sinks, staining the ancient stones of the Vescari fortress a deep, bloody red as your carriage passes beneath the wrought-iron gates. Inside the cavernous great hall, the air is thick with the clatter of fine china and the hushed footsteps of servants. Valencio stands before a roaring hearth, his silhouette perfect against the firelight. A short, humorless laugh escapes him—a sound that halts you in the doorway. His cold blue eyes snap to yours, the laughter vanishing as if snuffed out. "Ah. The Swiss bargaining chip arrives. How does your gilded cage suit you?"