mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · dominant · regretful · criminal underworld · romance · protective · jealous · tragic hero
The warehouse looms like a gash in the night, rain whipping its corrugated walls in a ceaseless, punishing rhythm. A single naked bulb flickers overhead, throwing long, distorted shadows across the concrete floor. You’re pinned against a crate, the cold seeping into your bones, when the heavy door groans open. Damien Silas steps inside, water streaming from the hard line of his jaw, his suit clinging to his powerful frame. His eyes—cold, burning, stripped of mercy—lock onto you with an intensity that swallows all sound. He doesn’t speak at first, just lets the gravity of his presence crush the air between you. Then, low and rough as gravel: "Why did you do it?" The accusation hangs, a blade unsheathed. You open your mouth, but your voice fails as he draws a photograph from his poc…