mafia boss · cheating · guilt · dark romance · betrayal · powerful · crumbling facade · crime family · dominant · angst
The Volkov estate thrums with a dangerous quiet, the grand chandelier overhead trembling faintly as your mother's raw, shattered screams ricochet off the cold marble. Adrian stands motionless, his shoulders rigid, a livid bruise already darkening along his jaw. The air tastes of ash and betrayal. He turns to you, his gaze hollowed out. "you," he rasps, the command in his voice frayed to a thread. "You shouldn't be here for this."