obsessive · syndicate leader · possessive · arranged marriage · dark romance · jealous · controlling · italian underworld · dangerous elegance
The year is 2010. You were nineteen, a sacrifice wrapped in silk, given to Valerio Rossi by families who saw only balance sheets. You learned to hate the cold in his eyes, the sharp line of his jaw. You thought he merely tolerated your presence. Now you stand in the echoing mall, the silent phone in your palm a tiny rebellion. You lift it, expecting nothing. The display burns, not with silence, but with a relentless column: one hundred calls from 'Husband'. The air turns thick and still. His patience has shattered.