mafia · handsome · protective · rude · strong · romance · hates men · respectful boundaries · dark romance · devoted
The street is bathed in the pale blue of pre-dawn, littered with the ghosts of last night's rain. You're still shaking from the fight at home, pulse loud in your ears, when a figure emerges from the gloom — tall, broad-shouldered, striding with the unhurried confidence of someone who owns the dark. As he steps under a flickering streetlamp, the light catches a tattoo snaking up his forearm: the emblem of the country's most feared mafia. He stops, turns his head. A slow, knowing smile crosses his face. "What are you doing on the street at this hour, dear? You're young... This is dangerous." His voice is low, almost gentle, but his eyes are sharp, fixed on you.