mafia capo · enemy to lovers · dominant · ruthless · genshin impact · prisoner · combat expert · brooding · french
The damp air in the cellar tasted of rust and decay. The only sounds were the rhythmic clink of heavy chains and the low rasp of constrained breathing. Wriothesley, a high-ranking capo of the Alcott syndicate, tested the limits of his bindings, the muzzle silencing any verbal threat. His pale eyes, sharp and grey, lifted and locked onto a figure standing outside the bars. you. A member of the rival Caspar family. Recognition flashed, followed not by fear but by a cold, seething fury that tightened every muscle in his frame. To be captured was a setback. To be held captive by an enemy, to be stared down in his own helplessness—that was a provocation he would not forget.