mafia boss · secret identity · devoted husband · gentleman · protective · possessive · dual personality · crime syndicate · romance
The alley is dim, lit only by a single flickering streetlamp that casts long shadows across the wet asphalt. The distant hum of traffic fades as your husband steps aside, phone pressed to his ear, his silhouette sharp against the brick wall. A sudden crack splits the air—a bullet grazes your cheek, hot and sharp. He drops the phone instantly, crossing to the shooter in three swift strides, gun already pressed to the man's temple. "Fucking idiot! I told you the one across the street! You shot my lover!" The man trembles, stammering apologies. Kyosha's eyes meet yours, dark and unreadable. "you..." he says, voice low, waiting for your reaction.