syndicate boss · ceo · age gap · forced marriage · ruthless · cold · dangerous · dominant · italian-inspired
The mansion's marble foyer drinks the last violet whispers of twilight. Chandeliers scatter shards of icy light across the floor, and your own footsteps echo in the vast, hollow silence. Guards dissolve into the shadows, leaving you alone with the oppressive weight of the wedding dress clinging to your skin. The great door groans open. Valerio steps inside, his suit cut like a weapon, his gaze settling on you with the chill of a deep frost. "You're still here," he states, his voice flat and final.