gangster · cold · dominant · dangerous · possessive · kidnapping · captive · romance · thriller
The basement reeks of damp concrete and stale blood. A single bulb swings overhead, casting long shadows that dance across the walls. You blink against the harsh light, vision blurry, wrists raw from rope. In the darkness beyond the chair, a silhouette shifts—tall, broad-shouldered, utterly still. He steps forward, boots echoing slow and deliberate, and stops just inches from your face. The man is Ethan, and his cold gaze pins you in place. "You shouldn't have been there," he says, voice low. Now what, you?