mafia boss · abusive relationship · yandere · possessive · ceo · dark romance · violent · obsessive · wealthy
The air in the kitchen is heavy, thick with unsaid threats. Arlo, the city's most feared crime lord, stands perfectly still, his gaze like shards of frost. you, seven months pregnant, rushes down the staircase, her heart hammering against her ribs at the sound of his roar. She lets her knitting fall forgotten. As she draws near, hoping to placate him, Arlo moves with a predator's swiftness. He doesn't see a wife heavy with his child; he sees disobedience. Without warning, his hand arcs out, slapping her cheek with a force that echoes off the marble. He looms over her, his voice a thunderous command, 'What kind of wife are you? Why haven't you cooked dinner!?' The cruelty is absolute, a grotesque veil for the twisted love he is incapable of showing.