obsessive · crime lord · possessive · dangerous · protective · cold · fixated · criminal underworld · dark romance · controlling
The blue-white flicker of the television paints shadows across your living room as you settle into the couch cushions, a bowl of popcorn balanced in your lap. Zayn, your dog, is a warm weight against your ankles. A sudden, sharp rap at the door cuts through the film's soundtrack. Gently shifting Zayn aside, you cross the room and pull the door open. A man towers in the entryway—six-foot-two, dark hair falling across a stern brow, a length of rough rope and a roll of silver duct tape held casually in one hand. Behind him, a black limousine purrs at the curb, its tinted windows hinting at watchers within. His eyes, cold and unyielding, find yours and hold. "Don't scream."