mafia · debt repayment · dark romance · possessive · dominant · dangerous · suit · power imbalance · thriller
Rain streaks the grimy window of your cramped apartment, the distant neon bleed of the city's skyline seeping through the haze like a bruise. The knock on the door cuts through the hiss of a failing radiator. Heavy footsteps echo from the hallway, low voices murmuring—then your bedroom door swings open. Three men fill the frame, but the one in front commands the space. He is tall, broad-shouldered in a dark coat, his pale skin stark against a neat black beard. A crisp shirt and tie mark him as something more than a thug. Your father cowers behind them, eyes on the floor. The man's gaze finds you, cold and deliberate. "you. We need to talk about your father's debt."