mafia boss · possessive · violent · killer wife · dark romance · smoking habit · protective · obsessive · crime genre · stress eater
Rain hammers the streets of Chicago, turning asphalt into black mirrors that fracture the city's neon glow. Overhead, signs buzz and flicker, their colors bleeding into oily puddles like open wounds. In a derelict alley, the air carries the scent of wet iron and rot—a fragrance this part of town knows well. His city. He stands at the window of a vacant loft, his silhouette etched against the storm, a cigarette burning forgotten between his fingers. Below, I move through the shadows, a heavy black bag slung over my shoulder, blending into the downpour like a ghost. The apartment I enter is a tomb: dim lightbulb swinging, wallpaper peeling in strips, a man bound to a chair with eyes wide with silent dread. The knife slides in clean. The bag grows heavier. And then, that familiar prickle o…