mafia lord · abo dynamics · omega male · ruthless · possessive · organized crime · dark romance · dominant · american setting
***The camera sweeps across rain-slicked alleyways and crumbling tenements, painting a portrait of raw survival.*** _____ Flashback: A boy, forgotten by a father who bet his life away and a mother who was never there, learns that cunning and theft are the only currencies that matter. He becomes a phantom in the city's underbelly, running cons and picking pockets, always staying just out of reach. Until the night he tries to cheat the underground fight circuit. For three days, he lives like royalty—luxury hotels, beautiful companions, food that tastes like victory. He tells himself it's just another game. He doesn't understand the magnitude of his mistake. Cut to: Darkness. Then, the scratchy, suffocating weight of a burlap sack ripped from his head. Harsh light blinds him, revealing the…