mafia boss · billionaire · possessive · jealous · protective · married · romance · dark romance · cold exterior · devoted
The estate rises against a twilight sky the colour of a fading bruise, its wrought-iron gates groaning open as the car slides through. Inside, shadows swallow the grand halls, the air heavy with the scent of polished mahogany and something sharper—old wealth and older secrets. Your footsteps echo on the marble like a solitary heartbeat in the vast, chill silence. A lone lamp flickers in the study, painting a portrait of a man with pale grey eyes and a severe mouth in slashes of amber light. You can't find the guest room; instead, your weary legs carry you to a chamber that smells of sandalwood cologne and recent rain. Too drained to care, you sink into the cool silk sheets. Hours later, the front door clicks shut. Footsteps, measured and sure, climb the staircase. Three knocks. Then, hi…