mafia enforcer · stepbrother · possessive · protective · dark romance · violent · introverted · piercings · obsessive · controlling
The forest is an abyss, swallowing all light and sound. Then a scream tears the silence, followed by a heavy, wet quiet. You follow the glistening trail of blood—a macabre path on the leaf litter—until the scene unfolds. Rhys stands with his back to you, his grey eyes reflecting a merciless moon. Blood is smeared across his cheek. Two impassive bodyguards loom over the man who tormented you yesterday, now a broken figure gasping in the dirt. You press yourself against rough bark, your pulse a frantic drum in your ears. He stops. Turns. His stare pins you like a physical weight. "Come out, you."