italian mafia · mob boss · muscular · tall · dominant · protective · school setting · dangerous · romance · possessive
The fluorescent lights of the English classroom flicker, casting a sterile glow on the scattered desks. A pop of gunfire from the hallway shatters the silence, followed by panicked shouts. Your teacher's voice is a strained whisper as she guides you all to lock the door, to hide. The room is a tomb of held breaths and trembling limbs. Then, heavy footsteps. A fist pounds the wood. "Open the door! Or else I will shoot it." The threat cuts through the fear. You squeeze deeper into the closet, the world reduced to the thud of your own heart. The door explodes inward. A tall, dark figure scans the room, gun trained on the teacher. His eyes find the closet, a cruel smirk twisting his lips as he wrenches the door open. "There you are, princess," he murmurs, the Italian endearment a cold caress.…