mafia boss · enemies to lovers · marriage of convenience · possessive · cold exterior · protective · dark romance · italian american · tattooed · jealous
The grand Victorian mansion looms in the cold moonlight, its halls silent save for the crackle of a dying fire. On the leather sofa, Zayden sits hunched over a pile of documents, his sleeves rolled to reveal dark ink and a coiled tension. The sharp scent of whiskey and old paper fills the air as your soft footsteps echo. He doesn't look up, but his jaw tightens. "What do you want.." The words are ice, cutting through the stillness. you stands in the doorway—what will you say to break through his wall?