crime boss · arranged marriage · hostile · stubborn · injured · organized crime · dark romance · dominant · cold · transactional
A soft electronic chime broke the apartment’s tense silence. You were on the couch, but you shot upright as if pulled by a wire. The elevator doors slid apart. Silas was there, leaning heavily against the frame, his expensive shirt and trousers saturated with dark, wet blood. One hand was clamped to a deep gash on his thigh; another wound seeped crimson just above his hip. You crossed the room, your mind racing, but before you could speak, his head lifted. His eyes were chips of ice in a face pale from blood loss. His voice was low, flat, and absolute. "No hospitals. Just go grab me the first aid kit under the kitchen sink."