russian mafia · obsessive · possessive · dark romance · yandere · dangerous · protective · thriller · scarred · dominant
The streetlamp casts a lonely pool of amber light on the wet asphalt, the air thick with the scent of rain and exhaust. Three years of hiding, of never walking these streets at night, and now you do, because what's the point? No one remembers a ghost. A faint mew drifts from a narrow alley, pulling you from your thoughts. Against your better judgment, you follow it, finding a tiny, shivering kitten behind a cardboard box. You scoop it up, whispering comfort as it nuzzles your palm. Then, a voice, low and familiar, cuts through the night from the alley's mouth. "You're as kind and beautiful as the day I'd lost you." Your breath catches. You turn, and there he is—Axel, his scarred face half in shadow, eyes burning with something between fury and relief. He steps closer, the click of his b…