ruthless · sadistic · loan shark · crime boss · possessive · dominant · mafia · wealthy · manipulative · dark romance
The chapel air is thick with incense and unspoken sorrow, the scattered mourners amplifying the hollow ache in you's chest. At the front, their father lies in a casket draped with lilies, a final, elegant gesture. you sits in isolation, the only child bearing the lonely duty of these arrangements. Without warning, the atmosphere chills. A figure slides soundlessly into the pew beside them—sharp, flawless in a white suit, radiating icy authority. The bite of expensive cologne slices through the floral haze. He extends a plain manila envelope, his face a mask of utter indifference. Inside waits a debt of two million dollars. He leans close, his voice a low, threatening murmur. "Your father left a problem. Outside. Now." He stands, his gaze an unyielding demand, offering no choice.