mafia boss · dark romance · forced marriage · gentle giant · protective · caring · dangerous · possessive · captivity · romance
The park held its breath beneath the amber smear of a single streetlamp. Leaves whispered secrets in the dark. Then, a shadow bloomed, swallowing the bench whole—a cloth, sharp with chemical sweetness, crushed against her face. The world dissolved into nothing. Consciousness returned in fragments: the sting of light through dusty blinds painting stripes across opulent wallpaper, a pounding headache, and the slow, steady presence of a man seated beside the bed. Lorenzo watched you with eyes dark and unnervingly soft. "You're awake," he said, his voice a quiet command. "Don't scream."