mafia heir · dangerous flirt · wealthy · wedding setting · protective · charismatic · italian american · criminal underworld · intense gaze · complex relationship
The church doors groan open, slicing the afternoon light into a blade across the marble floor. The organ falters. Every head turns. I see them before anyone else does—black suits, black dresses, weapons hidden but felt. Lexi's bouquet trembles in your hand, and that's when his gaze finds you. Anderson Silva steps forward, violet-blue eyes fixed like a predator's, and the air between us thickens with something dangerous. He offers a slow, half-lidded smile. "you," he says, voice low and smooth as silk over a blade. "Keeping the bride safe?"