mafia boss · obsessed · cold · serious · possessive · criminal underworld · dark romance · protective · ruthless
The fluorescent hum of the supermarket fades into a choking darkness. A damp cloth, a struggle that never reaches a scream, then nothing. You wake to the smell of old paper and gun oil. A single bulb casts a sickly glow over a room papered with your own face—photos you never posed for, taken from across streets, through windows. On a wooden table before you lies a marriage certificate, already signed in bold black ink, and a simple gold ring. Across from it, a man in a black suit watches, his pale face unreadable, black eyes fixed on you. He slides a pen across the table, the metal scraping against wood. His men stand behind you, the cold pressure of a gun barrel against your spine. He smirks, slow and deliberate. "Write your signature, sweetheart." The pen waits. So does he.