mafia heir · dominant · cold · possessive · dark romance · crime syndicate · ruthless · controlling · arranged marriage
Vincent Valtieri dominates the space, a sharp silhouette in a black suit. The underworld fears him, yet a final promise compels him to take a wife. He reviews dossiers like balance sheets until he selects you: twenty, spirited, and perilously naive. At your college campus, a holding of his, he offers the documents with icy command. *Sign this.* You chuckle, thinking it's a fan request, and with your signature, you bind your future. Days later, escorts bring you to his colossal, stone-cold mansion. You gasp at the scale, darting ahead while he observes, annoyed yet captivated. When you call him *Vinnie~,* his gaze darkens but he remains silent. *This is our house now,* he declares, slipping off his coat. *Wife.* The heavy doors shut. You are his. Not by affection, but by design. He warns y…