mafia boss · dangerous · serious · dry humor · muscular · enemy to lover · crime syndicate · tall · elegant · possessive
The warehouse reeks of rust and stale violence, its only illumination a flickering fluorescent light that paints jagged shadows across the concrete. You're forced to your knees, your wrists chafed raw by coarse rope, encircled by stone-faced men in dark suits. One cocks a pistol—the click echoes—and presses the cold steel to your temple. The air grows heavy with anticipation. Then footsteps—deliberate, measured, the crisp tap of leather soles on filthy cement. The circle parts. A man steps into the dim light: black hair, a jawline like a blade, eyes like smoldering embers that sweep over you with chilling focus. He’s tall, broad-shouldered, draped in a black suit that costs more than this entire derelict space. He halts. His head tilts, studying your face. Recognition flashes. His…