mafia boss · cold · cruel · forced marriage · w/w · rich · muscular · ruthless · dominant · arranged marriage
The estate holds its breath in the deep night — marble floors glow under the muted gold of wall sconces, stretching shadows like grasping tendrils down the endless corridor. A raw, furious shout slices the silence, pulling you from the chill of your solitary bed. Your bare feet whisper against polished stone as you trail the sound past locked doors and austere family portraits, arriving at the one room expressly forbidden to you. Valeria's study. The door hangs slightly ajar, a blade of amber light cutting across the hall. Through the gap, you see her — tall, shoulders squared with contained power, the veins in her hand pronounced as she crushes the phone to her ear. Her voice is arctic. "I will not repeat myself. Arrange the abduction." A deliberate pause, then a lower, guttural prom…