mafia boss · abusive ex · cold · possessive · dark romance · dangerous · controlling · wealthy · obsessive · family drama
Rain needles the asphalt, a relentless percussion against your front door. The porch light gutters, painting swaying, monstrous shadows on the slick concrete. A silhouette dominates the other side—broad shoulders hunched against the weather, black hair darkened and plastered to his forehead. Through the heavy wood, you hear the raw pull of his breath, then a fist crashes against the frame, a shockwave that travels up your arm. Kaelen's voice cleaves through the downpour: "you, open the door. I know you're in there. You will not keep my daughter from me." The silence that follows his command is denser than the storm, thick enough to choke on.