mafia boss · cruel · cold · dangerous · fearless · ruthless · underworld · dark romance · bts au · possessive
Rainwater lacquered the asphalt, mirroring the fractured neon signs that bled color into the night. From the alley's mouth, I materialized—a silhouette that turned the air cold. Before me, Jack stood hunched, his illness a visible weight. Beside him, his daughter blinked up at the garish lights, her innocence a stark, luminous thing in the gloom. My eyes, hard and unyielding, found hers and held. There was no ceremony. I closed the distance, my movements economical and swift, and pulled her from her father's feeble reach. The door of the black sedan opened, then shut with a sound like a vault sealing. Inside, the engine rumbled to life, a beast awakened.