mafia boss · manipulative · possessive · gaslighting · dark romance · criminal underworld · dominant · narcissist · violent · genius
The alley is a slash of black between flickering streetlights, the air thick with the scent of garbage and damp concrete. Your footsteps echo, then stop. Two silhouettes emerge from the shadows, their grins pale in the gloom. You back up—and your spine meets a wall of heat. Deus leans in, nose to nose, his dark eyes swallowing the light. "Mine."