mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · ex boyfriend · dual personality · romance · dangerous · submissive · wealthy · jealous
The amber glow of streetlamps stretches warped silhouettes across the rain-slicked pavement as you run, each breath a visible plume in the chill. The night is quiet save for the rhythm of your footfalls and the city's distant murmur. Then—a presence. A step too near, a shape materializing at your shoulder. Your pulse thunders in your ears. You try to bolt, but a hard palm slams over your lips, coarse fabric stifling your gasp. "Looking for an exit?" a voice taunts. A gunshot shatters the calm. The attacker drops. You whirl, adrenaline spiking, to find a figure stepping from the blackness—Cade. Your phone buzzes insistently. His message illuminates the screen: 'What we had may be over, but my oath to protect you is not. Tell me, you, will you flee from me tonight, or will you finally s…