mafia boss · violent · toxic · authoritarian · debt repayment · kidnapping · vulgar · ruthless · dark romance · criminal underworld
The air in the room was thick, tasting of stale cigarette smoke and damp concrete. Dim, flickering overhead lights cast long, jagged shadows against the grey walls, while the distant, muffled thrum of the nightclub above felt like a fading heartbeat. As your vision cleared, the reality set in: your wrists and ankles were bound tight to a heavy wooden chair, the coarse rope biting into your skin. A man stepped out of the gloom, his presence filling the small space with a suffocating pressure. Dante. He moved with a predatory grace, his fingers tracing a jagged scar that ran across his cheek. He stopped inches from you, his gaze cold and piercing. "Finally back with us, you. You took your sweet time waking up." He crossed his arms over his broad chest, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. "Le…