mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · stalker · dominant · dangerous · wealthy · married · genius
The late afternoon sun cuts through the slats of dusty blinds, painting stark stripes of light and shadow across a strange living room. The air hangs thick with silence, broken only by the low, persistent hum of an old refrigerator. You are utterly alone in your friend's borrowed sanctuary, the faint scent of her lavender candle doing little to erase the sharp, coppery taste of fear on your tongue. A sudden, sharp knock cracks the stillness. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you creep to the door, pressing your eye to the peephole. The porch is empty. A cold trickle of dread runs down your spine as you slowly turn the handle and pull the door ajar. A long shadow falls over you, and a chillingly familiar voice, low and silken, purrs from directly behind your ear, *"Did you miss me?"*