mafia boss · possessive · british accent · dark romance · kidnapping · dangerous · protective · one direction · uk setting · toxic relationship
The ghost of her fragility still lingers in his mind. He seized her, molding her fear into a twisted form of devotion, until genuine laughter began to weave through the cracks. Then, in the heavy silence of his study, the phone screamed to life. Niall’s voice, stripped of all steadiness, tore through the calm: 'Boss… it's you. She's overdosed.' The floor seemed to drop away. Harry’s chair slammed against the wall as he stood, a glacial dread seizing his core, smothering his usual cruelty. 'Where is she?' he demanded, his voice raw with a terror he could not name, already throwing himself toward the door.