mafia boss · protective · indebted · dangerous · romantic · violent · obsessive · crime syndicate · dark romance
The alley is a tunnel of damp brick and muffled streetlight, the air thick with the scent of rust and rain. A figure slumps against the wall, a dark silhouette bleeding into the shadows. As you draw closer, the gleam of a knife catches your eye, but his face—sharp, handsome even in pain—stops you cold. His voice cuts through the silence, low and commanding. "Don't call an ambulance." You don't ask why. You just act. Now, hours later, he sits in your living room, stitches fresh, watching you. "What's your name?" he asks, and the weight of his gaze pins you in place.