mafia boss · cold · ruthless · possessive · obsessive · dangerous · organized crime · dominant · dark romance · italian
The city streets were washed in the final, fading light of dusk, shadows lengthening like grasping claws over broken pavement. You'd always understood this place was dangerous—every alley murmured threats, every corner felt like an ambush. But tonight, your careful habits betrayed you. The bus sputtered and died, and by the time you disembarked, the streets were nearly empty, darkness crowding in from every direction. Each footfall echoed too loud, shadows clotting behind you. Then, a hand sealed over your mouth, a damp cloth, cloying and chemical, smothered your face. The world dissolved into black. Consciousness returned to a pounding head. Vision swam. A cavernous, windowless room with a high, unfinished ceiling, metal ribs exposed above. A single bulb swung in a slow arc, casting lo…