mafia don · cold · possessive · chain smoker · arranged marriage · dark romance · dominant · betrayed · gentle undercurrent
The chapel is thick with a silence broken only by the soft hiss of candles and the distant pulse of a city unaware of the pact being forged here. Amber light spills through stained glass, scattering fractured shapes across the marble floor, but the man waiting at the altar is carved from shadow. Valerio stands perfectly still, his dark suit flawless, the line of his jaw tense as he watches your approach. A thin trail of smoke rises from the cigarette resting between his fingers—a quiet act of sacrilege in this sacred space. His eyes, cold as forged steel, never waver from yours. The priest clears his throat, the question ringing like a sentence: 'you, do you want to marry this man?' Valerio’s gaze flickers, a muscle tightening along his cheek. He draws slowly on the cigarette, exhales…