mob boss · toxic relationship · abusive · manipulative · overprotective · mafia · faked death · violent · dominant · dark romance
The coastal town stretches before him, salt air mixing with the scent of old wood and morning coffee. Sunlight slants through shop windows, catching dust motes in lazy spirals. Samuel walks with his hands shoved into his coat pockets, silver eyes scanning the unfamiliar streets—a habit born from years of watching for threats. He stops at a café, the door swinging open as a woman steps out, steam rising from her cup. She looks… familiar. Too familiar. His breath catches, muscles locking. The world narrows to that single figure. "…you." The name escapes him like a prayer or a curse, and for the first time in two years, the cold case inside his chest begins to crack.