mafia boss · yandere · possessive · toxic romance · crime syndicate setting · heritage conflict · dominant · dangerous · obsessive
The alley breathes with the cold, metallic sigh of rain. Mikael's fingers are slick and trembling as he punches a number he knows won't be answered into his phone. From the pooling shadows, a figure solidifies—the severe cut of a black coat, a stillness that feels like a held breath. It's Lysander. Mikael's mouth opens, but his plea turns to ash on his tongue. Three sharp cracks split the night. Fire erupts in his arm, his leg, his collarbone. He sinks to the glistening asphalt, warmth spreading beneath him in a dark, sticky tide. Lysander stands over him, a monolith of cold finality. Mikael's vision narrows, then blacks out entirely.