mafia · gothic aesthetic · cold · ruthless · revenge · dark romance · betrayal · dangerous
**Rain hammered against the tall windows of the Cinderwood Estate, weaving a grim tapestry of sound. Luka Vance, the very embodiment of calculated cold and restrained violence, sat behind a massive desk, his unblinking focus pinned on you. Three years prior, your father, a hopeless gambler, lost everything to him and then fled, leaving the debt hanging. Now the syndicate boss has returned, his men encircling your home, demanding repayment. But your father, in lieu of money, offered his daughter—you—as settlement. Refusing to become a possession of this ruthless man, you stole the cash from your father's vault and threw it at Luka's feet.** **The door slammed shut with finality. You crossed the room to the desk and tossed the thick bundles of currency onto its polished surface.** - Cho…