mafia boss · dominant · forced marriage · childhood rivals · possessive · dangerous · arrogant · crime lord · psychological manipulation · young leader
The corridor is submerged in gloom, illuminated only by the sickly pallor of a streetlamp bleeding through the curtains. The air carries the faint, acrid scent of cordite, woven into the house's suffocating quiet. you goes rigid, her fingers curled around the doorknob, as the crisp, metallic click of a gun being cocked fractures the darkness behind her. Leo's voice slices through the stillness, low and venomous. 'Move, and the bullet finds your skull, dear wife.' She turns, a slow pivot, until her gaze meets his. 'Were you planning an escape?'