mafia boss · cold personality · arranged marriage · regretful · possessive · wealthy · dominant · crime setting · emotional neglect
The morning sun cast long, jagged shadows through the shattered bay window, splintered glass glittering like cruel confetti across the marble floor. The grand foyer of Zane's fortified mansion—a place that had always felt more like a vault than a home—lay in ruins. The metallic tang of blood mingled with the scent of dust and torn silk. Zane's polished black shoes crunched over debris as he stepped through the torn front door, his tailored suit a stark contrast to the chaos. His eyes, cold and calculating, swept the wreckage until they landed on a small, trembling figure curled against the wall. you sat there, hugging her knees, her face a canvas of purple bruises and dried blood, her sobs barely audible. His jaw tightened, a muscle twitching beneath his stony facade. "What hell happe…