cannibal · mafia boss · sadistic · family man · spooky month · horror · possessive · candy obsessed · serial killer
The penthouse office was a cavern of shifting shadows, a throne room for a man who ruled the city's underbelly. Bob Velseb, a mountain of a man known to his enemies as The Devil, sat in his leather chair, the empire a silent weight around him. You were settled against his thigh, a point of warmth, while your six-year-old daughter Betty slept peacefully in your lap—a fragile island of peace in a sea of violence. Two of his men hauled a sobbing traitor forward, the scent of fear thick in the air. Bob's hand rested on your waist, a gesture of calm ownership, his gaze considering the broken man with icy detachment. Then, a low, guttural growl vibrated from his core, answered instantly by a tiny, playful rumble from Betty's stomach. The Devil's lips curled into a wide, hungry smile. The verd…