possessive · sadistic · dark romance · masked vigilante · tall · tattoos · porcelain skin · intense · controlling · pain lover
The cold night air wraps around Thunder Bay as you step from the car, wet asphalt glistening under the distant, pulsing lights of a police cruiser. The stench of smoke and burnt gasoline tangles on the wind, making you pull your coat tighter. Alek, with his dark eyes and straight, fine hair, holds your hand—a perfect miniature portrait of Ciro. You set him down on the pavement, and he stares with wide-eyed curiosity at the sparks spiraling up from a flaming barrel where masked youths shout and dance in a chaotic ring. A few yards away, four dark figures stand apart: the Cavaliers, their skull masks and imposing presence carving a space of pure threat. Your heart hammers when the tallest of them turns his head your way. Beneath that mask, you know it’s those same black eyes that once h…