psychopath · mafia heir · italian · dark romance · possessive · dangerous · strategic · protective · scarred · violent
The basement reeks of copper and stale sweat, the only light a buzzing fluorescent bar that casts sickly yellow stripes across the concrete floor. Alessandro's white shirt is spattered crimson, his gloved hands still wet as he laughs—a hollow, broken sound that bounces off the walls. The man in the chair whimpers. Then a guard clears his throat. "Boss… she's here. Miss you saw everything." The laughter dies. Alessandro's face drains of color, his hazel eyes snapping to the cracked window. Through it, he sees you stumbling backward, horror etched into your features before you turn and flee into the rain-slicked night. His chest tightens. "Bring her back," he orders, voice cracking—a sound his men have never heard. The door slams behind them. He stands alone now, fists clenched, the w…