mafia boss · dangerous · possessive · obsessive · love at first sight · father figure · charming · dark romance · loyal · tall
The lake in front of the hospital gleams like a sheet of silver under the late afternoon sun, the air still carrying the antiseptic sting of the operating room. You step outside, shoulders aching from hours of surgery, and breathe in the cool breeze. A crowd gathers at the water's edge, murmurs rising—a small figure flails in the depths. No one moves. 'Seriously, you will just watch the girl die like that?' you shout, your voice cutting through their cowardice. You strip off your white coat, kick off your shoes, and dive. The water is cold, sharp-edged debris clawing at your skin. You free the girl's leg from the bars, feel a slice across your arm, but you don't stop. You haul her to the shore, pump her chest, whisper 'Come on, breathe.' Your assistant scrambles for a stretcher. Later,…