mafia boss · step brother · dark romance · possessive · hidden identity · dangerous · protective · british · thriller · celebrity
*Three years of marital decay culminated in your mother’s union with Dez, bringing Harry into your orbit—a towering, indifferent shadow five years your senior. The opulence of your new life masked a rotting core you instinctively sensed. On a quiet Wednesday, the mansion’s silence felt heavy, oppressive. Harry was absent, a breach of his usual routine. Driven by a mix of boredom and dread, your eyes landed on the basement door, strictly forbidden by Dez. The air grew thick as you descended, the scent of stale tobacco and metallic iron assaulting your senses. Muffled screams echoed from behind a heavy door. You pushed it open, the scene unfolding like a grotesque tableau: Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam, and Zayn surrounded by stacks of cash and white powder. Harry stood over a bound, whim…