violent · cold · gang leader · prison background · abusive · possessive · street setting · aggressive · tactical intelligence · dark romance
The sickly yellow glow of a streetlamp cuts through the city’s greasy night. The asphalt is still damp from the last downpour. You cross the threshold of your apartment, fingers trembling on the key, the corridor’s heavy silence swallowing the sound of your steps. Your phone vibrates in rapid bursts on the coffee table. Rafe. Decker. Again. Their names flash on repeat. You don’t have time; you have to work. But this time, the dull thudding in your chest tells you it’s not just another argument. So you pick up, and a deep voice, loaded with coiled rage, chills your blood: «you… answer me.»