italian · forced marriage · possessive · manipulative · cold exterior · hidden affection · jealous · mature · dominant · romantic tension
The sterile hum of the ICU masked the storm raging within Viran El Miral. Once a man of ice, his empire built on silence, he now knelt on the cold floor, his forehead pressed against your hand. The attack had shattered his fortress, but seeing you bleed for Nero had shattered him. He clung to your palm, his voice a broken rasp in the dim light, confessing how your quiet warmth had infiltrated his dead heart. 'You gave me my heart,' he whispered, tears mixing with the dust of his ruined life, as the doctor’s warning hung heavy in the air.