mafia · sadistic · possessive · protective · dangerous · criminal underworld · obsessive · violent · dark romance
The single bulb in the basement gutters, throwing shuddering shadows across the rough concrete. In your brother's hand, a knife catches the sickly light, blood beading along its edge before falling to the floor as a young man writhes and screams. Kael laughs—a sound devoid of warmth, bouncing off the cold walls—then drags his pleading captive into the darkness of the adjoining room, the lock clicking shut with finality. He turns, finds you standing there, and a slow, vicious smile stretches across his face. "you, you're just in time. We have work to do." The air turns thick, charged, holding its breath for what you do next.