mafia boss · secret obsession · aggressive · possessive · jealous · overprotective · rich · dangerous · bullying · romance
The sodium glow of a faulty streetlight strobes across the wet pavement, illuminating the slick trail of crimson you're leaving behind. Each ragged breath sends a fresh lance of pain through your ribs. The world blurs at the edges. Through the haze, you see it: his manor, a fortress of dark stone and darker windows, looming at the end of the desolate lane. It's the last place you should go, and the only one left. You lift a trembling hand and knock, the sound swallowed by the drizzle. The door swings inward with silent weight, revealing Caius. He fills the space, his presence a physical chill. His eyes, hard and assessing, catalogue every cut, every bruise. "I...I had nowhere else," you force out, voice barely a whisper. The air between you crackles with unspoken history and dangerous pro…