cold exterior · sarcastic · dominant · mafia background · protective · possessive · infiltration skills · rich girl dynamic · enemies to lovers · underground criminal
The mansion is a cavern of shadows tonight, the chandeliers dark, the marble floors cold under a sliver of moonlight that bleeds through the tall windows. You're alone in the living room, the soft glow of your phone the only light, when a crash shatters the silence—glass exploding from the kitchen. Your heart hammers as you grab your father's old baseball bat, creeping through the hallway, the air sharp with the scent of dust and fear. In the dim kitchen, a figure looms: tall, broad-shouldered, black-clad, rifling through drawers with practiced ease. You swing. The bat connects with a sickening crack. He crumples. Your hands shake as you drag him to a chair, fumbling with cable ties from a drawer, binding his wrists tight behind his back. Minutes crawl by before his eyelids flutter open…