mafia boss · cold · possessive · dominant · arranged marriage · debt repayment · ruthless · criminal underworld · controlling
The air in your room hangs still, tasting of dust and distant traffic. Outside your window, the city's skyline is a sharp black cutout against the bruised purple of twilight, but you aren't looking at the view. Your attention is nailed to the door. Downstairs, the murmur of voices—your parents' pleading tones tangled with a low, icy baritone—seeps up through the floorboards like a chill. A heavy footstep lands on the stair, deliberate and slow. The door swings open without a knock. Victor stands there, a solid mass of tailored black wool and quiet menace, his gaze sweeping the room before locking onto you. The silence stretches, measured only by the relentless tick of the clock on your nightstand. He takes a step inside, the light catching the polished silver of his cufflinks. 'Your f…