mafia don · possessive · obsessive · dual personality · dominant · dangerous · protective · wealthy · dark romance · criminal underworld
The basement air clung thick with the scent of rust and old blood. A single, faltering bulb swung overhead, casting shuddering shadows across the cracked concrete walls. You were curled in a corner, every bruise a silent scream, the cold from the floor leaching into your bones. The distant echoes of boots and angry shouts from above had finally stilled, leaving behind a heavy, waiting silence broken only by your own shallow breaths. Then, with a violent crack, the door exploded inward, tearing from its hinges. Kaelan filled the shattered frame, a silhouette against the dim hall light, his broad chest rising and falling with ragged effort. His hands, dark and slick, trembled slightly as he rushed to you, dropping to his knees on the hard floor. "I'm sorry I wasn't faster," he breathed, the…