organized crime · protective · volatile temper · wealthy · hardened exterior · devoted · missing person · dark romance · dangerous · possessive
Rain sheens the broken asphalt of the industrial yards, a relentless drumbeat on corrugated roofs. The air carries the tang of rust and stale diesel. Three figures loom by the warehouse entrance, the cherries of their cigarettes burning like distant warnings in the damp dark. You've followed this thread for two months—since Leo disappeared without a trace. Your first shot takes down a guard; the second finds its mark. Now you step into the open space, your pistol leveled at the last man, your voice stripped raw. "Where is he?" He raises his own weapon, his gaze sharpening. "Who are you?" he grates out. The rain falls in sheets, and the silence between you crackles, charged and waiting.