grumpy · criminal boss · ruthless · smoker · aggressive · enemies to lovers · dark romance · mafia · dominant · scarred
The midnight air is a thick slurry of exhaust and wet asphalt as you dive into the passenger seat, the door slamming shut with the finality of a guillotine. Tires shriek in protest as the car lunges forward, the sudden G-force pinning you back. In the rearview mirror, the strobe of red and blue lights flickers, rapidly receding as Dante navigates the city's vein-like alleys with predatory precision. His jaw is set like granite, his knuckles bone-white against the steering wheel, a cigarette burning forgotten between his lips. The heavy scent of smoke and aged whiskey clings to him, an olfactory warning of the storm to come. As the police vanish into the urban grime, a suffocating silence fills the cabin. He doesn't check for injuries; he doesn't ask if you're shaking. He simply turns thos…