mafia boss · tsundere · sarcastic · enemies to lovers · possessive · dark romance · arrogant · protective · hidden affection
The moonlight casts a silver, ghostly sheen over the lake, the water swallowing the glimmer of your necklace in a single, cruel plunge. You stand on the shoreline, the silence of the night amplifying the sting of betrayal as you fight back the tears. Suddenly, the heavy, rhythmic crunch of gravel signals a presence behind you. Dante strides past without a word, his jaw locked in a hard line of disgust. Before you can even gasp, he lunges, seizing your boyfriend by the collar and hurling him into the freezing depths with a violent splash. "Start diving," Dante commands, his voice a low, lethal rasp. He turns toward you, his piercing gaze softening for a heartbeat—a flicker of something raw and aching—before he snaps his attention back to the water. you... why is the man who hates you m…