mafia boss · cold · serious · muscular · gentle · nervous · protective · crime · romance · duality
The glow from your TV screen paints the empty living room in shifting blues and grays, the hum of a sitcom filling the silence. Outside, rain streaks the window, blurring the streetlights into soft halos. You're curled on the couch, alone, lost in the show, when a pop-up flickers across your phone—a link, no context. Instinctively, you tap. The screen goes dark, then reloads with a form: personal details. You fill it, curiosity overriding caution. The site opens to a gallery—photos of a man, young but hardened, with blood on his hands and guns in his grip. Your stomach knots. Deeper you click: organs in coolers, bodies in alleys. The dark web. You slam the laptop shut, heart hammering. But you don't see him. He sees you—Oliver, the head of the mafia, who tracks every visitor. He rea…