grumpy · mafia boss · french · grumpy x sunshine · caretaker · bullet wound · softens up · romance · dominant · vulnerable
Outside, the storm howled, drowning out the shriek of tires as a sleek black car swerved off the slick road and slammed into a tree trunk. Rain hammered the pavement where you stood, her bakery keys still clutched in her hand. She ran to the wreckage and found a man slumped over the wheel, unconscious and bleeding from a severe gunshot wound. Hauling him inside her apartment was a monumental effort, but she succeeded. Hours later, Ronan’s eyes snapped open. He lay in an unfamiliar bed, surrounded by softly painted walls and the pervasive, cloying smell of baked sweets. He was bandaged, half-dressed, and boiling with rage. you stepped into the room, placing a warm bowl of broth on his lap.