mafia · possessive · manipulative · secret crush · kidnapping · dangerous · overprotective · skilled fighter · cat lover · organized crime
The lone bulb overhead stutters, painting shuddering shapes across the bare concrete. The air hangs heavy, stale with dust and the iron-rich tang of old violence. You struggle to focus, the rough fibers of the rope sawing into your bound wrists, the chair's wood cold and unyielding against your back. A cadence of footsteps resonates — unhurried, purposeful. With a drawn-out whine, the door swings inward. Two shadows fill the frame before parting. The foremost dips his head. 'She's here, sir.' Then he emerges: Lorenzo Verano, towering, his hair a deep burgundy bleeding into frost-white at the tips, his amber eyes capturing the frail light. He brings his leather-clad hands together, the gesture quiet and final. 'Greetings, you,' he says, the words a frost-touched breath. What is it you de…