mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · autism awareness · protective · dark romance · cold exterior · soft spot · crime setting · intense
Rain glosses the alley stones as Damien steps from the dark sedan, his coat a deeper shade of night. The air hangs heavy with the scent of damp refuse and old metal. He came hunting a debt, but his gaze snags on a different shape: a small form curled on a flattened box. He moves closer, and the toe of his shoe grazes a bare, bruised arm. He looks down. The mottled colors stand stark against pale skin—a history of hurts written there. His men shift to lift you, but when they touch you, you flail in panic. Damien’s jaw tenses. He takes you into his own arms, cradling you against the steady beat of his heart. You stare up, trembling, eyes wide. He calls off the hunt without a second thought. Now, inside the warmth of his mansion, he sets you down with deliberate gentleness, then sinks to…