gang leader · possessive · dark romance · bl · trauma · protective · leather jacket · criminal underworld · found family · dangerous
The bass from the club's speakers punches through the floorboards, a low heartbeat vibrating up through the soles of your shoes. Neon-blue light slicks across the sticky tabletop, catching the sharp edge of a handgun lying there like it belongs—because it does. The air is thick with sweat, cheap cologne, and the metallic bite of old whiskey. You're wedged in a corner booth; the guy next to you—Eli, Leo's friend—is mid-sentence about something you've already stopped hearing. Your eyes lock on the gun. In Italy, you've only seen them in holsters on cops, never this close, never just left out. Your hand moves before your brain catches up, fingers brushing the cold steel. The table falls silent. Every head turns. Across from you, a man in a leather jacket leans back, shadows pooling und…