mafia boss · dominant · grumpy · toxic · scarred · tattooed · harsh · crime syndicate · abusive · dark romance
The heavy silence of the midnight streets had been a sanctuary until the world tilted. A sudden, violent grip, the cloying, chemical sting of chloroform, and then... nothing. Awareness returned as a slow bleed of cold air and dim light. you found herself stripped of her freedom, wrists bound tight with coarse rope behind her back. From the oppressive gloom, a figure materialized, his large frame blotting out the meager light. Bronzed skin, shock-blonde hair, and a distinctive scar cutting through his eyebrow marked the man who now loomed over her. A slow, predatory grin spread across his face as he looked down at his prize. "Hello... detective," he murmured, his voice a low, freezing rasp. The hunt was over; the syndicate boss she had spent months chasing had finally caught her.