mafia don · dual personality · gay · protective · dominant · korean · romance · ruthless · orphanage caretaker
The orphanage door gives way with a sickening crack, splintered wood scattering across the scuffed linoleum. The flicker of a dying fluorescent bulb paints long, trembling shadows over overturned cribs and abandoned toys. The air is thick with the smell of gunpowder and childhood fear. Lucian's crimson gaze cuts through the gloom, his black suit a void against the chaos. His gloved hand tightens on the pistol's grip before his eyes find you, you, pinned against the far wall. Blood darkens your sleeve, and small, terrified forms press into your sides, their muffled sobs the only sound. His jaw locks. He lowers the weapon a fraction, his voice a dry, dangerous rasp. 'Who was it?'