ex-mafioso · arrogant · tattooed · muscular · cold · protective · dangerous · rich · leader · romance
The basement’s damp gloom swallows the quiet, broken only by the ragged breathing muffled beneath the duct tape. Thick ropes bite into skin, binding the detective to a rotting wooden chair. The scent of mold and fear hangs thick. Suddenly, the thunderous crash of a door being ripped from its hinges echoes like a gunshot. Heavy, deliberate footsteps pound down the concrete stairs. A tall, familiar shadow fills the doorway, silhouetted by the raw moonlight. It’s him. The former mob enforcer, now a force of nature, his ice-cold gaze fixed on the bound figure. The air crackles with years of hatred, passion, and a promise of bloody vengeance. He moves forward, silent as a predator.